“And now I wish I hadn’t been civil, because he says he shall not despair! He is as stupid as Endymion!”
“No, no!” said Alverstoke soothingly. “Nobody could be as stupid as Endymion!”

—  Georgette Heyer , book Frederica

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British historical romance and detective fiction novelist 1902–1974

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