['Even if I were blind, the very tone of voice in which she dismissed me there would have told me that she took me on a circuitous trip for no reason. Which is not such a bad way of describing her in general, I guess.']
Is that generally the welcoming committee around here?
[His tone doesn't sound like he objects too much, though.]
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Is that generally the welcoming committee around here?
[His tone doesn't sound like he objects too much, though.]