I don't mean to be rude— he began, in a tone that threatened rudeness …

J. K. Rowling
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I don't mean to be rude— he began, in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable. Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often, Dumbledore finished the sentence gravely. ✨ J.K. Rowling (2015). Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, p.45, Pottermore
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I don't mean to be rude— he began, in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable. Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often, Dumbledore finished the sentence gravely. ✨ J.K. Rowling (2015). Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, p.45, Pottermore

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