““Murder, I’m afraid, if someone does not intervene.”
He laughed. “Oh, you women are so melodramatic. Do no expect me to catch you when you faint.”
“I would rather hit the ground. Good day, sir.””

—  Mary Robinette Kowal

Source: Shades of Milk and Honey (2010), Chapter 24 (p. 268)

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