Aunt Sophie's Diamonds Quotes

“Unlike Sophie, I don't keep every worn-out rag about the house. I can't vouch for the holes. Those old woolen liveries make a feast for moths. It only encourages pests to hang around if you feed them.'
'Do you suppose that is why he has given us no more than a cup of cocoa after our night's labor?' Claudia asked Loo in a loudish voice.
'Would you care for a biscuit, Miss Milmont?' Thoreau asked.”
― Joan Smith, Aunt Sophie's Diamonds