They had all the concept of subtlety. They invented subtlety. ... It was just that, in Gabriel's case, he spent more time in silent observation and sympathy, and was far too much an open book to be much of a deceiver at all. Especially where fun things like carnivals were concerned.
Still. Even though the Archangel made a face, he didn't try to mess up Skulduggery's rescue. "The wager," he said with great dignity, "ain't my fault at all. Besides, just you wait, Pleasant." He grinned a slow, unmistakeably wicked grin. "Just you wait, and then you'll have somethin' to complain over. Traffic!"
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Luck was an opportunity. He just happened to be very good at stopping and taking advantage of those opportunities.
"True," God said thoughtfully as He ambled along. "Still a fix when it's fixed against Me. Fish-bowls it is! Always loved fishin'." The last was added rather obliquely, casually as if it was every day He went around telling people who knew who He was what He liked. "They're right down there!" He pointed and then turned to Ghastly with a grin, flipping up the brim of His hat. "Name your terms, partner."
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Still. Even though the Archangel made a face, he didn't try to mess up Skulduggery's rescue. "The wager," he said with great dignity, "ain't my fault at all. Besides, just you wait, Pleasant." He grinned a slow, unmistakeably wicked grin. "Just you wait, and then you'll have somethin' to complain over. Traffic!"
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Luck was an opportunity. He just happened to be very good at stopping and taking advantage of those opportunities.
"True," God said thoughtfully as He ambled along. "Still a fix when it's fixed against Me. Fish-bowls it is! Always loved fishin'." The last was added rather obliquely, casually as if it was every day He went around telling people who knew who He was what He liked. "They're right down there!" He pointed and then turned to Ghastly with a grin, flipping up the brim of His hat. "Name your terms, partner."