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Fantasy Mystery Romance Comics Non-Fiction

Proper English

Monday, February 10, 2025

Proper English (2019) KJ Charles

Proper EnglishShropshire, 1902

The table was inevitably unbalanced, due to the odd number and informal make-up of the party, with two sets of brothers and sisters to be separated plus the married couple.

“I’m so sorry. That’s wholly inadequate but I don’t know if there’s anything else one can say.”

“Not really. Certainly not, ‘At least you still have two left.’”

“Please don’t tell me people say that to you.”

“Of course they do,”

“What is it?” Pat asked. “What’s happened?”

“I don’t think you ladies should go up,” Jack said, and for once there was no hint of a smile on his face. “There’s been an accident. A bad one.”

“Is that Pat down there?” Bill’s voice came from above. “Thank goodness. Pop up, will you?”

Characters: Patricia Merton, Fenella Carruth, James Yoxall, Bill Merton, Lady Anna Haworth, Mr. Maurice Haworth, Jack Bouvier-Lynes, Preston Keynes, Victoria Singh, Earl of Witton, Countess of Witton, George

Cover by Lennan Adams at Lexiconic Design

Self-Published

Rating: 8.5/10

 

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