Saki Quote

Mrs. Troyle paused again, with the self-applauding air of one who has detected an asp lurking in an apple-charlotte.

"The Secret Sin of Septimus Brope" - The Chronicles of Clovis (1911)

The Chronicles of Clovis/The Secret Sin of Septimus Brope

Mrs. Troyle paused again, with the self-applauding air of one who has detected an asp lurking in an apple-charlotte.

Mrs. Troyle paused again, with the self-applauding air of one who has detected an asp lurking in an apple-charlotte.

Mrs. Troyle paused again, with the self-applauding air of one who has detected an asp lurking in an apple-charlotte.

Mrs. Troyle paused again, with the self-applauding air of one who has detected an asp lurking in an apple-charlotte.