Displeased is too mild a word, Pauline. I would rather use the word "vexed". I would be most discomforted to know that you were "vexed" my lord, Halt said, with just the slightest trace of mockery in his tone. The Baron turned a piercing glare on him, don't take this too far, it warned him. Then we shall make it "extremely vexed", lady Pauline, he said meaningfully. I leave it to you to put it in the right form. He looked from her to Halt. You will receive the official notification of my displeasure tomorrow, Halt. I tremble in anticipation my lord, said Halt. John Flanagan
I only have so much willpower, Helen, " he whispered. "And since you apparently sleep in the most ridiculously transparent tank top I've ever seen, I'm going to have to ask you to get under the covers before I do something stupid.
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I strive for perfection - I settle for satisfaction
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The better organized the state, the duller its humanity.
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Quest assignments are never wrong.
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But what if I make a mistake?' Will asked. Gilan threw back his head and laughed. 'A mistake? One mistake? You should be so lucky. You'll make dozens! I made four or five on my first day alone! Of course you'll make mistakes. <span style="margin:15px;...
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A hundred people is rather a large handful for the four of us to take on, " Malcolm pointed out. "Do you have any ideas about how we're going to handle that task?"" Simple, " Halt told him. "We'll surround them.
Yes, I'm back, " he said, "And look who I ran into." Horace grinned at him. "i hope you ran into him hard."" As hard as I could.
Isn't that someone we know?" asked Horace. He pointed to where a cloaked figure sat by the side of the road a few hundred meters away, arms wrapped around his knees. Close by him, a small shaggy horse cropped the grass growing at the edge...
