At the wide wooden table, sharpening my knives. A cook’s knives are her greatest asset, and if they go dull, they are no use at all and should be replaced. As decent knives are hideously expensive, I...
Grenville, brandy glass in hand, cool sangfroid in place, greeted us with a nod. Lord Gillis, may I present my friend, Captain Gabriel Lacey. Captain Lacey, Lord Gillis.
You do not rush to obey those who seek to command you. Your independence makes people puzzle over you.
When one is lonely, one does foolish things.
A man’s character and honor made him stand above others, not his religion or strata in life.
But perhaps peace was not in a place but within one's self.
Will. You convey your exact thoughts, which is a reason people trust you. You never say one thing and think another. Many would call that rudeness.
Told
Stay. I nearly asked to see her again. Just to talk, I wanted to say. To talk to someone who enjoys listening.
Fletcher shrugged. Science and mathematics are all the rage, you know. But who has time for good old Horace?
Greed can destroy so much, Sir Montague nodded.
A gentleman does not openly work for pay, does he?
He shook his head. Not a bit of it. When I arrived, I was small and dark and ugly. The perfect quarry for every bully. And then, one day, I grew tired of it. I had discovered that sarcasm and wit coul...
Pugilist who won every match was dull, she
He was no doubt correct. Greed is all-consuming, I remarked. He laughed. You poor idiot. The day of the gentleman is over. Only those with money will matter, only those who can pay will command respe...
To the girl. Ha’penny, he muttered. To me, he said, I know why your nose is so long, Cap’n. You use it to poke into business ’tisn’t yours. True. I touched the
I admired Grenville’s ability to brush aside bad encounters and continue serenely with his day, as though no one could possibly upset him. Perhaps he was practiced because he’d been raised to it, but...
I also knew Grenville was a man easily bored.
I also thought about Lady Breckenridge. After a heartbreak last year, I was not in the mood to fall in love with another lady, but Lady Breckenridge had demanded nothing of me.
What bloody man is that, sir? I tossed the paper in the grate, though there was no fire on this warm summer day. Bartholomew, you are quoting from Macbeth, did you know? King Duncan in the first scene...
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