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Ramses had always been fond of Helen, in his peculiar fashion, but if he had looked at me as he was looking at her, I would have sent for a constable.

Barbara Mertz

..he continues to cling to the forlorn hope that I will turn into one of those swooning females…and fling myself squeeling at him whenever anything happens. Like all men, he clings to his illusions.
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Female Men Swooning
I would never have supposed that inexperienced girl was capable of such cold-blooded, calculating manipulation!
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Cold Girl Manipulation
A fondness for martyrdom, especially of the verbal variety, is common to the young.
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Common Young Youth
Ramses had always been fond of Helen, in his peculiar fashion, but if he had looked at me as he was looking at her, I would have sent for a constable.
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Fashion Helen Peculiar
Most men are reasonably useful in a crisis. The difficulty lies in convincing them that the situation has reached a critical point
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Crisis Lying Men
Many persons lead lives of crushing boredom.
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Boredom Crush Persons
The combination of physical strength and moral sincerity combined with tenderness of heart is exactly what is wanted in a husband.–Ameila Peabody
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Heart Husband Moral
I don’t think she realized how much she cared for him, or he for her, until the end. Hasn’t someone said a woman may be known by the men who love her enough to die for her? (If they haven’t, I claim the credit myself.)
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Credit Men Thinking
The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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Approval Cat Flatter Recipient
Superstition has its practical uses.
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Practical Superstitions Use
I can do a book in three months if I spend all day, seven days a week at it and, in fact, I work better that way.
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Book Three Way
Nefret had always had an uncanny ability to read his thoughts. ‘Did she cry?’ she asked sweetly. ‘And then you kissed her? You shouldn’t have done that. I’m sure you meant well, but kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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Done Kissing Mistake
No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.
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Funny Want Women
Cats always made up to the people who hated them the most. Depending on how you chose to look at it, it was a touching manifestation of trust, or a malicious pleasure in human discomfort.
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Cat People Touching
The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.
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Difficult Enemy Trouble
I’ve been reading ghost stories ever since I could read. I’m immensely curious about ghosts and UFOs and all that stuff, but I’m a very hard-headed person.
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Ghost Reading Stories Stuff

Ramses had always been fond of Helen, in his peculiar fashion, but if he had looked at me as he was looking at her, I would have sent for a constable.

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