jam quoted The Gentleman's Gambit by Evie Dunmore (A League of Extraordinary Women, #4)
While she knew how to act—coy, cheerful, moderately clever—whenever she had tried it, it felt like she stood there in a clown costume and everyone else could see the costume, too.
— The Gentleman's Gambit by Evie Dunmore (A League of Extraordinary Women, #4) (23%)