“Manners, boy. I'll beat them into you if I have to.”
“Come near me and I'll rip your wings off and beat you with them.”
“Boys never believe I can beat them, she told me back then. But I always win in the end.”
“Who did it, Sephy?' She repeated. 'Who beat you up? 'Cause whoever it was, I'll kill them.”
“I loved you long before you loved me. It's the only thing I have you beat at, and I'll bring it up every chance I get.”
“Because that’s where I keep my Great Big Book of Manners by Emily Post and I want to beat you with it.”