What about me?โ Frances asked. โThe butler,โ Harriet replied without even a second of hesitation. Francesโs mouth immediately opened to protest. โNo, no,โ Harriet said. โItโs the best role, I promise. You get to do everything.โ โExcept be a unicorn,โ Daniel murmured. Frances tilted her head to the side with a resigned expression. โThe next play,โ Harriet finally gave in. โI shall find a way to include a unicorn in the one Iโm working on right now.โ Frances pumped both fists in the air. โHuzzah!
Julia QuinnThe two of you together are a menace,โ Penelope remarked. โMy aim in life,โ Lady Danbury announced, โis to be a menace to as great a number of people as possible, so I shall take that as the highest of compliments, Mrs. Bridgerton.โ โWhy is it,โ Penelope wondered, โthat you only call me Mrs. Bridgerton when you are opining in a grand fashion?โ โSounds better that way,โ Lady D said, punctuating her remark with a loud thump of her cane.
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