"You are fortunate that you don't resemble the Hitchinges. You don't resemble us at all."
She leaned toward him and there was a catch in her voice as she answered.
"That's the nicest thing you could possibly say. It makes me feel better than I have for a long while. Thank Heaven! I don't resemble them at all."
"Yes, it is a relief," said Wilson easily. "I was afraid you would have our nose, and that's a drawback. You have got our jaw, though, and that is your very worst feature - a stubborn jaw."
(from Think Fast, Mr. Moto, by John P. Marquand)
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