- [after being handed a small - albeit human-sized - ribbon]
- Primrose Chattoway: This doesn't go with my dress at all.
- Lavinia Bidlow: Three of the Touched declared war on society. Right now, every one of us... of you... is suspect. Lucy Best can break things by touching them. Primrose Chattoway...
- Penance Adair: Primrose is a child, and meek as a kitten.
- Lavinia Bidlow: When a kitten reaches ten feet, we call it a tiger.
- [later...]
- Lavinia Bidlow: Bring a few of your charges to my estate, no later than 2:00.
- Penance Adair: I assume your estate is quite large, then?
- Lavinia Bidlow: I suppose.
- Penance Adair: Good. 'Cause I'll be bringing the tiger.