“An execution brings with it moments of great focus and decisions of consequence. It’s a time for reflection. So grab that mirror! How much neck do you dare to bare? This reign of terror the word is ‘lace’. We’re seeing big ruffs for the ladies, frothy jabots for the lords.
—Dressing for the Guillotine, by Madame Gâteaux”
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Mark Lawrence,
The Book That Broke the World