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“Mephistopheles waved her off as she left. “One more woman running off with another man. I’m losing my touch.”
“Have you considered you might be a Thorne in their sides?” Thomas asked. “You certainly can be a pric—”
“Thomas,” I whispered harshly, pinching the inside of his elbow.
“How clever,” Mephistopheles said blandly. “You’ve made my name into a pun. What other comedic brilliance will you think of next? I wish I could say I missed this”—he motioned between himself and Thomas—“but that sort of lying doesn’t pay my bills.”
“Nor do the gemstones on your suits,” Thomas muttered.
“Are you still jealous about my jackets?” Mephistopheles grinned.
“For the love of the queen,” I said, interrupting before they really got into it.”
― Capturing the Devil
“Have you considered you might be a Thorne in their sides?” Thomas asked. “You certainly can be a pric—”
“Thomas,” I whispered harshly, pinching the inside of his elbow.
“How clever,” Mephistopheles said blandly. “You’ve made my name into a pun. What other comedic brilliance will you think of next? I wish I could say I missed this”—he motioned between himself and Thomas—“but that sort of lying doesn’t pay my bills.”
“Nor do the gemstones on your suits,” Thomas muttered.
“Are you still jealous about my jackets?” Mephistopheles grinned.
“For the love of the queen,” I said, interrupting before they really got into it.”
― Capturing the Devil
“You know? I believe this is the most precious rose I’ve ever received.”
He gave me a slow, playful smile. “My magic trick was fairly impressive, too. Do you think Mephistopheles will take me on? I could practice. Actually,” he said, taking my arm in his, adjusting his gait as I moved unsteadily beside him, “we ought to do an act together. What do you think of ‘the Amazing Cressworths’? It’s got a pleasant sound to it.”
“Cressworth? Did you honestly combine our names? And why does your name go first?” I stared at him out of the corner of my eye, mouth curved upward despite my best efforts. “I think the most amazing part of our act would be not lulling the audience to sleep with your wit.”
― Escaping from Houdini
He gave me a slow, playful smile. “My magic trick was fairly impressive, too. Do you think Mephistopheles will take me on? I could practice. Actually,” he said, taking my arm in his, adjusting his gait as I moved unsteadily beside him, “we ought to do an act together. What do you think of ‘the Amazing Cressworths’? It’s got a pleasant sound to it.”
“Cressworth? Did you honestly combine our names? And why does your name go first?” I stared at him out of the corner of my eye, mouth curved upward despite my best efforts. “I think the most amazing part of our act would be not lulling the audience to sleep with your wit.”
― Escaping from Houdini
“Thank you for the shoes, Thomas.” I looked at the stack of boxes, teetering precariously close to the edge of the settee now. He caught my stare and nudged them back to safety. “All of them. It was very sweet. And highly unnecessary.”
“Your happiness is always necessary to me.” He tilted my chin up and kissed the tip of my nose. “We’ll find new ways of navigating the world together, Wadsworth. If you can no longer wear heels, we’ll design flats you adore. If you ever find those no longer work, I’ll have a wheeled chair made and bejeweled to your liking. Anything at all in the universe you need, we will make it so. And if you’d prefer to do it on your own, I will always step aside. I also promise to keep my opinion mostly to myself.”
“Mostly?”
He considered that. “Unless it’s vastly inappropriate. Then I’ll share it with gusto.”
― Capturing the Devil
“Your happiness is always necessary to me.” He tilted my chin up and kissed the tip of my nose. “We’ll find new ways of navigating the world together, Wadsworth. If you can no longer wear heels, we’ll design flats you adore. If you ever find those no longer work, I’ll have a wheeled chair made and bejeweled to your liking. Anything at all in the universe you need, we will make it so. And if you’d prefer to do it on your own, I will always step aside. I also promise to keep my opinion mostly to myself.”
“Mostly?”
He considered that. “Unless it’s vastly inappropriate. Then I’ll share it with gusto.”
― Capturing the Devil
“You do say you like a man with a rather large—”
“Stop.” I held my hand up. “I beg of you. My uncle is right there.”
“Brain.” He finished anyway, grinning at my reddening face. “You truly astound me with the direction your filthy mind travels in, Wadsworth.”
― Capturing the Devil
“Stop.” I held my hand up. “I beg of you. My uncle is right there.”
“Brain.” He finished anyway, grinning at my reddening face. “You truly astound me with the direction your filthy mind travels in, Wadsworth.”
― Capturing the Devil
“I despise being the one having an emotional dilemma. It’s much more enjoyable being the one consoling you. You haven’t even offered to let me sit on your lap. You’re terrible at this.”
― Capturing the Devil
― Capturing the Devil
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