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“And then," Robert was saying, "the horse sat down. Simply sat down in the mud. And I said, 'Well, if you are going to be like that, I shall simply have tea here.'"
Miss Lydia shrieked with laughter. "Oh, Lord Keathley! You are so funny! Is it true you have been to a duel?"
"Two," Robert lied smoothly. "I ran away from both. Running is a very underrated military tactic.”
― Lefki Karantoni, Mr Darcy's New Year's Resolution: A Light-Hearted Festive Regency Romance of Pride and Prejudice