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“Will said you came from a long way to live here - were you in Idris?’
He raised his eyebrows. ‘You know of Idris?’
‘Or did you come from anther institute? They’re in all the big cities, aren’t they? And why to London -‘
He interrupted her, bemused. ‘You ask a lot of questions, don’t you?’
‘My brother always says curiosity is my besetting sin.’
‘As sins go, it isn’t the word one.’ He sat down on the steamer trunk at the foot of the bed, and regarded her with a curious gravity. ‘So go ahead; ask me whatever you want.I can’t sleep anyway, and distractions are welcome.”
― Clockwork Angel
He raised his eyebrows. ‘You know of Idris?’
‘Or did you come from anther institute? They’re in all the big cities, aren’t they? And why to London -‘
He interrupted her, bemused. ‘You ask a lot of questions, don’t you?’
‘My brother always says curiosity is my besetting sin.’
‘As sins go, it isn’t the word one.’ He sat down on the steamer trunk at the foot of the bed, and regarded her with a curious gravity. ‘So go ahead; ask me whatever you want.I can’t sleep anyway, and distractions are welcome.”
― Clockwork Angel
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