“Do
you suppose that, having once placed my shoulder to the wheel and my nose to
the grindstone, I will leave the furrow unplowed? I have sworn to redeem you and redeem you I
will, with cooperation or without it. In
principle, I am in full sympathy with the right of every Englishman – or woman
– or, come to that, and man or woman of any nation … What was I about to say?”
Nemo’s frown had been replaced by a blank, almost imbecile stare. “I haven’t the slightest idea,” he mumbled.
(from Lion In The
Valley by Elizabeth Peters)
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