Eliza laughed out loud, lustily, drawing glares from women who never laughed that way, or at all.
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Dare to laugh.
Windycle.
Luxury problem of the week: so much wind that the bike might fly away.
Private happiness, public tragedy.
With good food and wonderful people one could almost forget the climate crisis.
Schnelltscheidung.
“It may seem hard for you to believe, but mark my word—whenever serious and competent people need to get things done in the real world, all considerations of tradition and protocol fly out the window.”
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“Ssh! The Doctor’s trying to make a very difficult decision,” Eliza said. “Just make it—that’s what I say—doesn’t get easier if you think about it,” Jack advised.
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Antipossessiveness.
Jack liked to remind Eliza several times a day, he was not the sort who accumulated possessions.
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