Most thoughtful,”…[he said] politely. This cheerfulness was ambiguous, Had she determined to ignore …[the] coup entirely–an established tactic, most irritating to the innovator but hard to sustain over long periods of time–or had she already evolved her counter-strategy? – Tom Holt, Lucia Triumphant

Most thoughtful,”…[he said] politely. This cheerfulness was ambiguous, Had she determined to ignore …[the] coup entirely–an established tactic, most irritating to the innovator but hard to sustain over long periods of time–or had she already evolved her counter-strategy? – Tom Holt, Lucia Triumphant