“ They seek him here, they seek him thereThose Frenchies seek him everywhereIs he in heaven or is he in hell?That demned elusive Pimpernel Baroness Emmuska Orczy
“ The chairs - turned towards one another in groups of twos and threes - seemed like the seats of ghosts in close conversation with one another. There were sets of two chairs - very close to one another… Baroness Emmuska Orczy
“ The sound of distant breakers made her heart ache with melancholy. She was in the mood when the sea has a saddening effect upon the nerves. It is only when we are very happy that we can bear to gaze m… Baroness Emmuska Orczy
“ A surging, seething, murmuring crowd of beings that are human only in name, for to the eye and ear they seem naught but savage creatures, animated by vile passions and by the lust of vengeance and of… Baroness Emmuska Orczy
“ When a country goes mad, it has the right to commit every horror in its own wall Baroness Emmuska Orczy
“ Sink me! Your taylors have betrayed you! T'wood serve you better to send THEM to Madam Guillotine Baroness Emmuska Orczy
“ Thus human beings judge of one another, superficially, casually, throwing contempt on one another, with but little reason, and no charity. Baroness Emmuska Orczy
“ Look at this limp cravet. And the sad state of those cuffs. I can hardly bring myself to look upon them. Baroness Emmuska Orczy
“ I take it, sir, that you do not approve of our new society.Approval, sir, in my opinion, demands the attainment of perfection. And in that sense, you rather overrate the charms of your society. I'fait… Baroness Emmuska Orczy
