Storm and Silence (Storm and Silence, #1)

by Robert Thier

Mr Linton, Please correct your address of me to coincide with the truth. I am not ‘dear’ to anyone, least of all, I am sure, to you. Also, it is my ink you are wasting by writing unnecessary words. A bottle of ink costs 3 pence apiece. Therefore, I order you to refrain from all endearments in the future. Rikkard Ambrose I cocked my head. Oh, particularly grouchy this morning, are we? I wonder why… I quickly scribbled a reply. Dearest most honoured and beloved Mr Ambrose, Courtesy hasn't killed anybody yet. By the way, has Simmons given any information? Your ink-wasting Miss Lilly Linton

A really manly man with a lot of mannishness in his manliness.