" Virginia peered uncertainly at the pistol. "Only powder in it, right?"
"Enough to make a very loud bang. But I daresay it would quite frighten a fellow if fired."
"I daresay." Virginia began to grin.
"What?" Celia asked.
"Perhaps it wouldn't be such a bad idea for you to go for a moonlight walk with Pierce. He could use a little shaking up."
Celia laughed. Then they both started laughing.
By the time they left the retiring room, she was almost hoping that Lord Devonmont would indeed take her out somewhere and try to ravish her. Though she'd already fired her pistol in a controlled situation, she'd been wanting to test it under more typical conditions. "
― Sabrina Jeffries , A Lady Never Surrenders (Hellions of Halstead Hall, #5)
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"Enough to make a very loud bang. But I daresay it would quite frighten a fellow if fired."
"I daresay." Virginia began to grin.
"What?" Celia asked.
"Perhaps it wouldn't be such a bad idea for you to go for a moonlight walk with Pierce. He could use a little shaking up."
Celia laughed. Then they both started laughing.
By the time they left the retiring room, she was almost hoping that Lord Devonmont would indeed take her out somewhere and try to ravish her. Though she'd already fired her pistol in a controlled situation, she'd been wanting to test it under more typical conditions." style="width:100%;margin:20px 0;"/>