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An Argumentation of Historians (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #9) QUOTES

An Argumentation of Historians (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #9) QUOTES

1 " No, he’s made a very good point,’ said Bashford provocatively. ‘Women are just vessels, you know.’ ‘That’s very true,’ said Sykes, smiling angelically at him. ‘I myself am a seventeen-thousand-ton Dreadnought class battleship with enough firepower to destroy a medium-sized city. "

― Jodi Taylor , An Argumentation of Historians (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #9)

2 " Dr Bairstow regarded him icily. ‘All my staff are handpicked.’ ‘That’s quite true, actually,’ said Markham, sunnily. ‘I’ve been handpicked many times. Mug shots. Police line-ups. ID parades. People are always pointing at me and shouting, “That’s him.”. "

― Jodi Taylor , An Argumentation of Historians (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #9)

3 " Tell me, sir, when you first set up St Mary’s all those years ago – all that effort and expense – did you ever think it would be like this?’ He poured me a glass of something and pushed it across the desk. ‘Dr Maxwell, I expended a very great deal of money and effort to ensure that St Mary’s ended up exactly like this.’ I grinned and raised my glass. ‘Good job, sir.’ He inclined his head, graciously accepting his due. ‘Thank you, Dr Maxwell. "

― Jodi Taylor , An Argumentation of Historians (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #9)

4 " His problem is that he thinks he’s not measuring up to me. What he doesn’t see is that he doesn’t have to. "

― Jodi Taylor , An Argumentation of Historians (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #9)

5 " The thing is, there’s a big patch of blood on the grass where we got Mikey out.’ ‘Then we need a number of serious casualties to account for all the blood.’ ‘And you will have them. Step forward, Mr Bashford.’ I said, ‘Tim …?’ ‘And Mr Swanson, sir, if you would be so good.’ ‘Tim, don’t tell me what you’re going to do.’ ‘Wasn’t going to,’ he said cheerfully. ‘Talk to you later. "

― Jodi Taylor , An Argumentation of Historians (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #9)

6 " That’s very true,’ said Sykes, smiling angelically at him. ‘I myself am a seventeen-thousand-ton Dreadnought class battleship with enough firepower to destroy a medium-sized city. "

― Jodi Taylor , An Argumentation of Historians (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #9)

7 " Wow. In the silence that followed you could have heard a slipper-wearing mouse dance the fandango on a feather cushion. "

― Jodi Taylor , An Argumentation of Historians (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #9)