Given 'Now then, Miss Tuppence, said Sir James, "you know this place better than I do.', can 'Miss Tuppence lived there, so she knew every nook and cranny.' be seen as maintaining a distinct, neutral position?
Now then, Miss Tuppence, said Sir James, "you know this place better than I do.###Miss Tuppence lived there, so she knew every nook and cranny.