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The Oxford Mystery (Jenny Starling, #5) QUOTES

The Oxford Mystery (Jenny Starling, #5) QUOTES

1 " What was she supposed to do now? Swoon at his feet? Jenny bit back a grin as she wondered what he’d do if she did. If he attempted to catch her, she’d squash him flat. "

― , The Oxford Mystery (Jenny Starling, #5)

2 " Easily led. And obviously used to being handled by the women in his life. Excellent. It meant that he’d already been thoroughly house-trained. "

― , The Oxford Mystery (Jenny Starling, #5)

3 " Still, he was being canny, and that was a good thing. All in all, she rather liked her policemen to be wily. It made her feel safer. "

― , The Oxford Mystery (Jenny Starling, #5)

4 " Miss Starling’s first priority is always food, apparently. "

― , The Oxford Mystery (Jenny Starling, #5)

5 " Pippa was too unpredictable and wild to play away with. "

― , The Oxford Mystery (Jenny Starling, #5)

6 " I’ve seen it before: a good-looking, middle-aged woman in a dead marriage; they find some young handsome bloke, and it’s love’s young dream all over again. I think they’re trying to recapture their youth, or something. Perhaps they think it’s their last chance at romance, or having a last bite of the big, emotional cherry. All I know is, when they get like this, they fall harder than a ton of bricks. "

― , The Oxford Mystery (Jenny Starling, #5)

7 " Jenny caught it, but let it go. She could be magnanimous that way. "

― , The Oxford Mystery (Jenny Starling, #5)

8 " Somerville College, "

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9 " Hospital, "

― , The Oxford Mystery (Jenny Starling, #5)

10 " Ruskin, "

― , The Oxford Mystery (Jenny Starling, #5)