[Q]: she was holding her horn-handled penknife , with the blade closed . ' tastes like a she , ' said lettie 's mother . ' i might be wrong , mind . ' ' do n't take the boy , ' said old mrs hempstock . ' asking for trouble , that is . ' i was disappointed . ' we 'll be fine , ' said...

[A]: lettie

[Q]: i 'm not going to hurt you . you passed out , and skylar and beth brought you here . '' it was weird to hear bethany referred to as beth-almost as weird as it was to wake up alone in a room with her boyfriend . '' define ' here , ' '' i said sharply . or , at least , i meant to say it...

[A]: sharply

[Q]: '' i know we practically grew up together , but i do n't really know much about your childhood . '' '' trust me , it 's not interesting . '' he shoved the appetizer at her . '' seriously , sophie , you need to eat . '' '' you know everything about my childhood . it 's not fair that i hardly know anything about...

[A]: yours

[Q]: '' when you proved unwilling to meet with us , '' sariana was saying crisply , '' i made the decision to use a mild hypnotic in the hopes that it would put you into a more , shall we say , receptive state of mind while we negotiated . i realize that probably strikes you as somewhat bold , but under the circumstances i felt i had no other option . '' '' bold ? '' gryph examined the word . '' no , i would n't say it was...

[A]:
bold