Lucia was generally painted as the most agressive and retaliatory of the bunch, and Olga one of the more conciliatory, but Olga showed herself to be a master of of the invective whenever she wanted.
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Then she looked at my pearls, and asked if they were genuine. So I looked at her teeth, and there was no need to ask about them."
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And then there's this masterpiece, which, if you were raised Southern Baptist as I was, you can't help but consider this a reproof of Biblical porportions.
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"Never till the day of judgment," she said, "when Lady Ambermere gnashes her beautiful teeth for ever and ever, will I set foot in that house again.
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What a great insult! I must add it to my arsenal.