“The shortness of the woman’s replies indicated that Emily was asking questions Miss Jesczenka didn’t particularly want to answer, but those were usually the questions that most needed to be asked.”

—  M. K. Hobson

Source: The Hidden Goddess (2011), Chapter 6, “Treachery” (p. 89)

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