“The best advice I would give you is, ‘If under attack, cause a diversion.'”
“A diversion?”
“Yes, trip over the dog, spill a glass of wine on your attacker, burst into song, challenge your attacker to a duel.”

Kerry Greenwood (b. 1954) Australian author and lawyer

Phryne Fisher No. 13, The Castlemaine Murders, ch. 4 [Phryne to Jane] (2003)
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