General Fiction posted January 17, 2019


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Nitwits!

by zanya


Lady Melissa threw her needlepoint on the floor.

Her aged father, Lord Ailesbury watched, aghast.

"Have you taken leave of your senses, Melissa?"

"No, papa, I plan to marry my beloved John Smith, a commoner."

Lord Ailesbury gasped loudly, clenching his chest.

"Love is for nitwits," he muttered, before expiring.



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