“Which, of course, you know so well, you are able to discern it without my speaking a word.” “Any reasonable man would—” “I am not a reasonable man!” She took half a step back. “I do not know where you ever got the notion that I am a reasonable man, but I am not. I have never been, nor do I ever expect to be. I can give you quite a number of people to apply to for confirmation on that point, starting with Fitzwilliam.” “Whatever do you mean?” “I am a man who hears dragons; that alone is enough to set me apart from the normal, sensible sort. I also happen to like their company more than I like
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