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480 pages, Paperback
First published April 21, 2015
“He whipped off his cap in the Half Bow of the Potential Wooer Upon First Stage Introductions and began again.”
“Arpien cleared his throat, removed his cap, and pressed his palms together in the Fifth Stance of Bereavement for Distant Relatives and Especially Good Cooks.”
“Arpien didn’t like tears. On the few occasions he’d tried to ease a maiden’s tears, she inexplicably started producing more. How to fix this? He assumed the Sixth Stance of Deep Mourning and flourished the Bow of Esteemed Members of Foreign Nation States. “My condolences on the loss of your-”
“Pickle?” She offered him one from the clay crock.”