Gentleness shown once is mercy, shown twice is folly. Auteur: Naomi Novik Copy Quote More from Naomi Novik “The crew were all of them inclined to cough and sneeze, the boys particularly, …” “I am very tired of this Government, which I have never seen, and which is alway…” “I think we must only a few of us go," Laurence said, low. "I will take a few vo…” “. . . and it came out that this King Arthur and his knights had done nothing of…”