monk-of-the-inquisition

Updated: May 26, 2025

"My mother was called Miss Tonkins," I said. "Called Miss Tonkins?" "Yes." "Then it was not her name. What do you mean?" I hated these questions. "I suppose it was her name. I never heard she had another." "Tonkins," he said "Tonkins," and he looked searchingly at me with his monk-of-the-Inquisition air.

Elinor Glyn - Red Hair