At Lodgings in Lyme Quotes

“For a moment, the constable’s eyes narrowed as he looked at Oliver, seeing what everyone saw, a face too beautiful to commit a crime.”
― Christina E. Pilz, At Lodgings in Lyme

“It was astonishing to hear this, the way Jack said it, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world, the most important. The words wrapped themselves around Oliver’s heart; and became part of it, and he hugged Jack as hard as he could, gritting his teeth with the pain of it, this affection Jack had for him, this love that Jack expressed, in simple words, a single touch.”
― Christina E. Pilz, At Lodgings in Lyme

“Jack looked at Oliver as though he was something good to eat, or to sell, whichever came easiest. As though they were back in the old days, where barefooted boys shared a fire and a pint of gin and whatever bread could be toasted on a stick, and Fagin was still alive.”
― Christina E. Pilz, At Lodgings in Lyme

“There was simply so much about Jack’s body that seemed still a mystery; their nights together had been in the dark, with candles that guttered and went out, rather than the steady beeswax one that now cast a golden light and left a trace of honey in the air.”
― Christina E. Pilz, At Lodgings in Lyme