I was just a little taken aback. That-that wasn't the proposition I was expecting, is all. Excuse me. I fear I am become incurably low-minded.”
"You can't help that, I'm sure,” Ethan said tolerantly. "Being female, and all that. (Lois McMaster Bujold)

I was just a little taken aback. That-that wasn't the proposition I was expecting, is all. Excuse me. I fear I am become incurably low-minded.” "You can't help that, I'm sure,” Ethan said tolerantly. "Being female, and all that.

Lois McMaster Bujold

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