Lord Maccon reflected upon the state of his life wherein he had somehow gained a spouse who could not give a pig's foot for the latest dresses out of Paris but who whined about not owning an aethographic transmitter. Well, at least the two were comparable obsessions so far as expense was concerned.

Changeless: Book 2 of The Parasol Protectorate (ed. Hachette UK, 2010) - ISBN: 9780748121502