Chapter 726

• The shock of their public display was quickly replaced by the ancient, irrepressible instinct of a Washington matriarch.
• "Well," Millicent said, her voice regaining a touch of its regal rasp as she looked between them. "If you are already married, I suppose I shouldn't be too surprised by such... vigorous displays of affection.”
• “However, as a mother who has been away for quite some time, I expect you to make up for the years I missed. I hope I won't have to wait another fifteen years for a grandchild to chase through these halls?"