[For a brief moment, she's amused by Effie's reaction. It's usually relatively easy to make the woman sputter. But it's also been a long time since Katniss has had that opportunity.
Any amusement, however, completely vanishes when the woman begins to speak. And it takes all her self control to keep herself from closing the journal.]
It is when the other option is not having a Victor to parade.
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Any amusement, however, completely vanishes when the woman begins to speak. And it takes all her self control to keep herself from closing the journal.]
It is when the other option is not having a Victor to parade.