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When alcoholics start dying from “colic,” the rest of us learn to be sober” (484).

What a clever, cruel lie: “died while demanding a Lutheran priest” (483).

The impertinent Gregory Potemkin (457).

Catherine questions (341).

Catherine adds asking to her technique of listening (305).

Does Massie write with Tacitus’ aesthetic (298)?

Paecksniff, “tender”? Must be an ironic description (886).

It seems as if there’s nothing like the arrangement of love to ruin it (167).

It’s all about the dress (153).

Another example of Catherine’s seduction by listening, letting people talk themselves into trouble. Also see 32 and 102 (139).

Shakespeare (845)

Catherine’s decision not to correct Peter is more than diplomacy; she is surviving to fight another day (127).

Bis dat qui cito dat: He who gives swiftly gives twice (815).

Animal oil in Mr. Crimple’s joints (811)

Robert K Massie‘s compassion for Peter‘s evident on this page (95).

The seduction of listening serves Catherine well in getting to know Peter; see pg. 32 (102)

“… the convenient little pawn,” marriage as chess (50).

Bailey seasoned demeanor is at odds with his age, rounds him inside out (787).

Chuffed is kind. If there were many as such, we wouldn’t need churches (758).

I’m looking for citations. For example, the story about “galloping” until she was “quite tired out” needs some source (33).

The sublime seduction of listening (32)

Ha! “The Most” & therefore The End (683)

The irony of Martin ordering Mark to get glasses after making him partner (658)

How much real estate is based on “hopes and chances” (652)? Eden and Mr. Lafayette kettle seem to be representative of
“The Courthouse“ in Faulkner. (653)

Architectural layout for the hotel (654)

Better to sell than to buy. America is more real estate than architecture (652)

In Dickens’ America-train metaphor, the fireman’s indifference is a harsh interpretation of our citizenry (639).

The sisters, liberty and oppression (638)

Selling progeny into slavery (638)