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What happened? Did a house fall on your sister?" I asked. Maybe there was a benefit to our language barrier. She pursed her lips. "You can't stay here much longer," she said. My mouth dropped open. "You...you speak English?" She snorted. "Of course.

Richelle Mead (2009). “Blood Promise: A Vampire Academy Novel”, p.128, Penguin
What happened? Did a house fall on your sister? I asked. Maybe there was a benefit to our language barrier. She pursed her lips. You can't stay here much longer, she said. My mouth dropped open. You...you speak English?