Unnatural Death · Part I · Chapter 5 (2/2)

“Miss Whittaker has asked me to tea. She tells me that, much as she would enjoy an active, country life, with something definite to do, she has a deep affection for the house in Wellington Avenue, and cannot tear herself away. She seems very anxious to give this impression. Would it be fair for me to say ‘The lady doth protest too much, methinks’? The Prince of Denmark might even add: ‘Let the galled jade wince’⁠—if one can use that expression of a lady. How wonderful Shakespeare is! One can always find a phrase in his works for any situation!”