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Lord of the Silent (Amelia Peabody, #13) QUOTES

Lord of the Silent (Amelia Peabody, #13) QUOTES

1 " His lips parted, but long years of experience with Ramses, and to some extent, Emerson, had taught me how to turn a conversation into a monologue. "

― Elizabeth Peters , Lord of the Silent (Amelia Peabody, #13)

2 " Emerson abandoned irony for blunt and passionate speech.
'This war has been a monumental blunder from the start! Britain is not solely responsible, but by God, gentlemen, she must share the blame, and she will pay a heavy price: the best of her young men, future scholars and scientists and statesmen, and ordinary, decent men who might have led ordinary, decent lives. And how will it end, when you tire of your game of soldiers? A few boundaries redrawn, a few transitory political advantages, in exchange for an entire continent laid waste and a million graves! What I do may be of minor importance in the total accumulation of knowledge, but at least I don't have blood on my hands. "

― Elizabeth Peters , Lord of the Silent (Amelia Peabody, #13)

3 " She is fiercely protective of all those she loves, Emerson. She would take your part just as vigorously if someone were unkind to you.'
'D'you think so?' Emerson considered this idea.
'I refuse to pick a quarrel with you so that Sennia can defend you. She'll get over it; just be polite to Gargery.'
'Damnation,' said Emerson "

― Elizabeth Peters , Lord of the Silent (Amelia Peabody, #13)

4 " which he needs time and privacy. What better way of keeping us in Cairo, "

― Elizabeth Peters , Lord of the Silent (Amelia Peabody, #13)

5 " Bah,’ said Emerson. ‘It relieved my feelings, but it had not the "

― Elizabeth Peters , Lord of the Silent (Amelia Peabody, #13)

6 " for, failing to capture the attention of a waiter, I hooked one of them by the arm and ordered a whiskey and soda. The buzz of conversation, "

― Elizabeth Peters , Lord of the Silent (Amelia Peabody, #13)