"Gee, Miss Plumtartt, after our calamitous arrival on this unsuspecting city, do you think we are still under threat of imminent murder by gangs of assorted, yet stylish, assassins?" "I say, I do fear this to be the case, Mr. Temperance. The machinations of intrigue are not unlike one of your ingenious spring-driven contraptions,sir. Yes, plots boil and swarms of suspicious characters are at our every turn, eh hem?" "Yes, Ma'am, Miss Plumtartt, Ma'am. It's a good thing we have enlisted the … [Read more...] about A Study in Temperance by Ichabod Temperance