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“His golden eyes raked her up and down, clearly aghast.
"I would have thought the situation was self-evident," Dora told him calmly. "Does a man of your formidable knowledge really require the concept of laundry to be explained to him?"
Elias pinched at the bridge of his nose with his fingers, sucking in a breath. "My dear Miss Ettings," he said slowly. "You are standing in a viscount's back garden in your unmentionables, washing your dress in a fountain. Have you truly no concept of the strangeness of your situation?"
Dora paused, looking down at her dress where it soaked beneath her hands.”
― Half a Soul
"I would have thought the situation was self-evident," Dora told him calmly. "Does a man of your formidable knowledge really require the concept of laundry to be explained to him?"
Elias pinched at the bridge of his nose with his fingers, sucking in a breath. "My dear Miss Ettings," he said slowly. "You are standing in a viscount's back garden in your unmentionables, washing your dress in a fountain. Have you truly no concept of the strangeness of your situation?"
Dora paused, looking down at her dress where it soaked beneath her hands.”
― Half a Soul
“Elias stared at her. As Dora considered his face, she became convinced that there were tears there.
"Oh, bother," Dora sighed. "I am about to flout propriety, Lady Carroway. Do be kind to me, please."
She wrapped her arms around the magician tightly—and felt him crumble away against her.”
― Half a Soul
"Oh, bother," Dora sighed. "I am about to flout propriety, Lady Carroway. Do be kind to me, please."
She wrapped her arms around the magician tightly—and felt him crumble away against her.”
― Half a Soul
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