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>"I'll have the evening papers sent up so you can gauge that for yourself,
>Countess. I would say they are more bemused than anything, at least for the
>moment. If I were a betting man, I would wager their editors are still trying to
>find out when anyone last publicly acknowledged the existence of vampires."
>"I must say, you don't seem particularly surprised," Flandre observed.
>"Mademoiselle," said Berjeau with a slight twinkle, "this is one of the great
>hotels of Europe—of the world! We have seen far stranger things in our time."
>

See, I'm not sure if the man simply has an epic poker face and flair for bravado, or if he actually has seen stranger, in which case he ought to write his memoirs and retire on the proceeds.

>...the bands and solo acts the foursome encountered as they roamed from club to
>club pleased her more often than not... but she wasn't sure what to make of the
>women taking their clothes off.
>

I'm impressed, though I suppose not actually surprised, at Remilia's composure at being exposed to something that would have been quite scandalous by the standards she's most familiar with. I am mildly surprised that Flandre didn't have any noteworthy commentary on the shows.

>That didn't really explain why bathing wasn't a problem, but that, Flandre
>recalled from her long-ago studies under her mother, was magic for you.
>Internal consistency was not one of its strong points.
>

So magic follows Bellisario's Maxim does it?

>Flandre uttered a bestial snarl that would have alarmed both her sister and
>Gryphon if they could've heard it, then doubled her efforts to match, towing
>the waterlogged man to shore.
>

Given the directive/threat she hissed into his ear not a moment before I actually wonder what her current (cargo? passenger?) had to think about that snarl. Probably it is best for his dignity that his clothing was already soaked with less than pristine river water.

>"Me, a sailor?" Wentworth scoffed. "I've no nautical skills at all. I'd be a
>positive liability to any captain fool enough to take that bargain."
>

Well, at least the man is aware of his faults. Though that awareness probably contributed to his ill considered leap.

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