Lace for Milady (1980)
“Sewing, the fire screen, and all other hobbies were neglected. On the Thursday evening we settled in as usual before our fire, Slack with her book, I to work the buttonholes on my riding habit. I had worked on it during the afternoon, and it was done but for the buttonholes.
“Odd the Duke has not been to call all week,” Slack mentioned.
“You are eager to discuss Aquae Sulis, I gather?” I asked ironically. “Very likely he is gone to London. He mentioned he was to go soon. Mentioned it quite some... time ago." “Ah, very likely he is gone to Londinium,” she said.
I stared at her blightingly. “We have progressed in time to A.D. 1813, Slack. If you mean London, please say so. There is nothing so ill-bred as flaunting your esoteric scraps of knowledge to puff yourself up.”
“You just said Aquae Sulis,” she retaliated, quite childishly.
“You were not used to be so dull you didn’t realize when you were being roasted.”
“You didn’t used to think yourself satirical,”MoreLess
“Odd the Duke has not been to call all week,” Slack mentioned.
“You are eager to discuss Aquae Sulis, I gather?” I asked ironically. “Very likely he is gone to London. He mentioned he was to go soon. Mentioned it quite some... time ago." “Ah, very likely he is gone to Londinium,” she said.
I stared at her blightingly. “We have progressed in time to A.D. 1813, Slack. If you mean London, please say so. There is nothing so ill-bred as flaunting your esoteric scraps of knowledge to puff yourself up.”
“You just said Aquae Sulis,” she retaliated, quite childishly.
“You were not used to be so dull you didn’t realize when you were being roasted.”
“You didn’t used to think yourself satirical,”MoreLess
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