Elliot thought that would be the end of it, but then she said lover's quarrel, and he frowned at the button for the lift. He shouldn't engage — he already had a reputation for being a little eccentric, and if his battles with the Department of Mysteries hadn't pervaded the rest of the Ministry then he should take the victory now — but a lover's quarrel was certainly worse.
"Well, usually I just end up talking to the secretary," Elliot said. "Which — it wasn't a lover's quarrel. Not even remotely. But I think she recognizes me now." He was sounding like a crazy person, and he could hear it. "It's not like I come down here for fun."
"Well, usually I just end up talking to the secretary," Elliot said. "Which — it wasn't a lover's quarrel. Not even remotely. But I think she recognizes me now." He was sounding like a crazy person, and he could hear it. "It's not like I come down here for fun."