“But then he paused. Hesitated a moment, his feet shifting forward and then stopping a few times, before he finally faced me once more. Very quietly - so quietly I almost missed it - he said, "I wasn't going to make fun of you, Elizabeth."
Then he walked away, leaving me staring after him in stunned silence as the carriage rolled away.”
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Then he walked away, leaving me staring after him in stunned silence as the carriage rolled away.”
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“With furrowed brows, I obeyed, repeating his words in the poshest English accent I could muster. "Just give it a go."
His whole body locked up and he looked as if he'd seen a ghost. Swallowing hard, he nodded and glanced out the window. "Perfect.”
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His whole body locked up and he looked as if he'd seen a ghost. Swallowing hard, he nodded and glanced out the window. "Perfect.”
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“If you don't stop dragging your feet," Carter said, "I swear to God, I-"
"Don't bother swearing," I interrupted. "You'll need God on your side in a few seconds.”
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"Don't bother swearing," I interrupted. "You'll need God on your side in a few seconds.”
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“The last, I think; for, O my poor old Harry Jekyll, if ever I read Satan's signature upon a face, it is on that of your new friend!”
― Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde [and The Bottle Imp]
― Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde [and The Bottle Imp]
“My heart dropped. I was going to die, in this place, this inexplicable place. And the man I had spent countless hours reading about, who had helped me through the darkest times, was going to be the one to kill me.”
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