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• "If you had given me any other answer, I would have given you a ringing slap for lying to me. Never do that again, dear; I could always tell when your father was trying to slip one past me, and I can do it with you as well!"
• "David, you should have told me instead of trying to deceive me, how do you know I wouldn't have just kept my mouth shut forever? You must learn to trust in your family a little, Richard and I, I mean, and the boys, not that bunch of dried-up, miserable old harpies Richard spends so much time and effort avoiding!"
• Lori was relaxing, obviously feeling that a lecture on manners was probably a good sign, given the circumstances. Sophie stepped over to her, to gently brush her cheek.