It's a curious, wanting thing.

“clad not exactly as a boy but, rather confusingly, as the boy I would have been…”

“Mr Bliss looked grave. 'Your brother was very sensible to warn you, Miss Astley…”

“Weep all the artful tears you like. You shall never make my hard heart the soft…”

“There were about thirty of them, I think - all women; all seated at tables, bea…”