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It’s in these unguarded moments that the pain hisses and growls, a rabid beast with its face pressed to the bars. But I hold the whip and chair. I keep the lock and key.
“There’s nothing better than a little danger dashed with some romance.”
― Stalking Jack the Ripper
― Stalking Jack the Ripper
“You don’t say,” he said. “Personally, I’d rather stay in, reading.”
― Stalking Jack the Ripper
― Stalking Jack the Ripper
“The left-handed are precious; they take places which are inconvenient for the rest.”
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“Thomas smiled at my eye roll, puffing his chest up and standing with one foot proudly resting on a chair as if posing for a portrait. “I don’t blame you, I am rather attractive. The tall, dark hero of your dreams, swooping in to save you with my vast intellect. You should accept my hand at once.”
― Stalking Jack the Ripper
― Stalking Jack the Ripper
“Those who deserve respect are given it freely. If one must demand such a thing, he’ll never truly command it. I am your daughter, not your horse, sir.”
I stepped closer, enjoying the way Father leaned away from me as if he were just now discovering that a cat, while precious and cute, also had sharp claws. “I’d rather be a lowly wretch on the streets than live in a house full of cages. Do not lecture me on propriety when it’s a virtue you so grossly lack.”
― Stalking Jack the Ripper
I stepped closer, enjoying the way Father leaned away from me as if he were just now discovering that a cat, while precious and cute, also had sharp claws. “I’d rather be a lowly wretch on the streets than live in a house full of cages. Do not lecture me on propriety when it’s a virtue you so grossly lack.”
― Stalking Jack the Ripper
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