QUOTE : Mephistopheles waved her off as she left. “One more woman running off with another man. I’m losing my touch.”<br /><br />“Have you considered you might be a Thorne in their sides?” Thomas asked. “You certainly can be a pric—”<br /><br />“Thomas,” I whispered harshly, pinching the inside of his elbow.<br /><br />“How clever,” Mephistopheles said blandly. “You’ve made my name into a pun. What other comedic brilliance will you think of next? I wish I could say I missed this”—he motioned between himself and Thomas—“but that sort of lying doesn’t pay my bills.”<br /><br />“Nor do the gemstones on your suits,” Thomas muttered.<br /><br />“Are you still jealous about my jackets?” Mephistopheles grinned.<br /><br />“For the love of the queen,” I said, interrupting before they really got into it.