"They are easy targets," Ellory commented and then took a bite off a second biscuit. She chewed a bit, then: "Mr. Ma-usty a-er tha Qui-itch ma-" She swallowed. "And Mr. and Mrs. Crouch are just so easy, after they eloped. Which is rather unfair for them, because Mr. Crouch is now a family man who works hard to provide for his family. He looks so tired these days."

He didn't have that glow that scoundrelous bachelors had. He had also seemed rather restrained in her home, which made sense, she supposed. Still, she wished people could be as unfiltered as she was.