If you ever put a student at this school in danger again-'' Oh, I thought you Gallagher Girls were immune to danger.' Despite the hundred girls the filled the foyer, no one moved or gasped or tried to defend our honor. We stood silently, waiting for our headmistress to say, 'Oh, we are quite used to being underestimated, Agent Townsend. In fact, we welcome it. Ally Carter
About This Quote

In the first line of the first book of the Gallagher Girls series, Agent Townsend said to her school's headmistress that she was underestimated by the girls. This line is one of many examples of the author's very vivid writing style. In this sentence, she gives a brief summary of the events that occurred in The Gallagher Girls series. In this sentence, we see a powerful example of how to be underestimated and how it can be a good thing.

Source: Only The Good Spy Young

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