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Date Posted: Tue, March 14 2023, 21:03:29
Author: CindyG
Subject: QOTD for Wednesday, March 15, 2023

The following quote is from Voyager by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 11, “The Torremolinos Gambit.” Copyright 1994 by Diana Gabaldon, all rights reserved.

“‘I remember,’ he continued, sucking fiercely on his cheroot, encouraging it to draw, ‘a friend of my mother’s—saw the book—in Mother’s drawing room—‘ He drew deeply, and blew once more, giving a small grunt of satisfaction as the new ring struck the old, dispersing it into a tiny cloud. ‘Lady Hensley, it was. She picked up the book, looked at it in that helpless way so many females affect and said, “Oh, Countess! You are so courageous to attack a novel of such stupendous size. I fear I should never dare to start so lengthy a book myself.”’ Grey cleared his throat and lowered his voice from the falsetto he had affected for Lady Hensley.
‘To which Mother replied,’ he went on in his normal voice, ‘“Don’t worry about it for a moment, my dear; you wouldn’t understand it anyway.”’”

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[> Oh, the Grey wit is beautifully sharp and clever!! -- DianaH, Wed, March 15 2023, 8:59:23


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[> [> Yes!! Love most of John’s conversations. -- Kathy in PA, Sat, March 18 2023, 13:59:24


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