“But this would be such a fine match, don’t you think?”

— Mary Robinette Kowal

Mrs. Ellsworth insisted.
“He dances well, but more than that I am not willing to say without any acquaintance with his character.”
Source: Shades of Milk and Honey (2010), Chapter 3 (p. 42)

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American writer and puppeteer 1969

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““But this would be such a fine match, don’t you think?” Mrs. Ellsworth insisted.
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