“Richard didn’t warn us you’d be this young,” said the woman.
Her husband said, “It will wear off,” and his wife laughed.
I considered the word ‘warn’: was I that dangerous? Only in the way that sheep are, I suppose. So dumb they jeopardize themselves, and get stuck on cliffs or cornered by wolves, and some custodian has to risk his neck to get them out of trouble.
MARGARET ATWOOD. THE BLIND ASSASSIN.
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