" Bill and Alice were in the kitchen. Doris had served them coffee and biscuits. “Sit down, Agatha,” said Bill. “Of course I’m going to sit down,” said Agatha crossly. “It’s my own bloody house. I can sit on the damned chimney if I feel like it. "

― M.C. Beaton , As the Pig Turns (Agatha Raisin, #22)