“Is that—?" asked Wylan.
"Scheming face?" said Jesper.
Matthias nodded. "Definitely.”
― Crooked Kingdom
"Scheming face?" said Jesper.
Matthias nodded. "Definitely.”
― Crooked Kingdom
“He was here because he desperately needed the money. And if there was another reason, a tall, lanky reason with a too-strong taste for games of chance, he wasn’t going to think about that right now.”
― Crooked Kingdom
― Crooked Kingdom
“Do the Shu not kiss before noon?”
― Crooked Kingdom
― Crooked Kingdom
“Always hit where the mark isn't looking."
"Who's Mark?" asked Wylan
Jesper burst out laughing. "Oh, Saints,you are something. The mark, the pigeon,the cosy, the fool you're looking to fleece."
Wylan drew himself up. "I may have not had your... education, but I'm sure I know plenty of words you don't."
"Also the proper way to fold a napkin and dance a minuet. Oh, and you can play the flute. Mareketable skills, merchling. Marketable skills.
"No one dances the minuet anymore." Grumbled Wylan,”
― Six of Crows
"Who's Mark?" asked Wylan
Jesper burst out laughing. "Oh, Saints,you are something. The mark, the pigeon,the cosy, the fool you're looking to fleece."
Wylan drew himself up. "I may have not had your... education, but I'm sure I know plenty of words you don't."
"Also the proper way to fold a napkin and dance a minuet. Oh, and you can play the flute. Mareketable skills, merchling. Marketable skills.
"No one dances the minuet anymore." Grumbled Wylan,”
― Six of Crows
“Keep Wylan out of trouble."He told Jesper
....
"I worry about everything, merchling. That's why I'm still alive. And you can keep an eye on Jesper too.
...
"This is for bullets, not bets. Wylan, make sure his feet don't mysteriously find their way into a gambling den on his way to buy ammunition, understood?"
"I don't need a nursemaid>" Jesper snapped
"more like a chaperone, but if you want him to wash your nappies and tuck you in at night, that's your business.”
― Six of Crows
....
"I worry about everything, merchling. That's why I'm still alive. And you can keep an eye on Jesper too.
...
"This is for bullets, not bets. Wylan, make sure his feet don't mysteriously find their way into a gambling den on his way to buy ammunition, understood?"
"I don't need a nursemaid>" Jesper snapped
"more like a chaperone, but if you want him to wash your nappies and tuck you in at night, that's your business.”
― Six of Crows
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