Once you fall, Septimus repeated to himself, human nature is on you.

“Women have sat indoors all these millions of years, so that by this time the ve…”

“But what after all is one night? A short space, especially when the darkness di…”

“Why then did she do it? She looked at the canvas, lightly scored with running l…”

“Nevertheless, the fact remained, it was impossible to dislike any one if one lo…”