Her jaw clenched under the tightening of his hand, and the import of his words sank in - bright eyes widening, and mouth going abruptly shut as her gaze dropped to the tongs.<br/><br/>They seemed to hold a sudden menace of their own, and she resisted the urge to swallow hard as she looked up at him, warning softly, "You'll not make much money off a woman with no teeth - whatever novelty it may seem to you, it will be but a deformity to others."