Something simple-minded and morally vacuous? A hamster, perhaps? Maybe Veronica?"

"Excuse me!" Veronica griped form the back table.
"Those are gerbils, Mr. Charbonnet, not hamsters. And I'd thank you to minimise the insulting commentary."

"My apologies, sir." Alec nodded. "The gerbil is a noble beast. I shouldn't have compared it to Veronica.

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