It seemed to Kitty a pity that her new friend’s mind was set so irrevocably upon marriage, but her suggestion that Olivia might seek an eligible situation as a governess met with no favour at all. Oli...
He said nothing. Juliana peeped at him again. You’re very anxious to get her in your power again,Vidal. But I don’t quite know why you should be, for you meant to marry her only because you hadruined...
Dash it, they've got no heads!''No, but you see, Freddy, they are so very old! They have been damaged.' explained Miss Charing.'Damaged! I should rather think so! They haven't got any arms either! Wel...
But if I find this Marquis don’t know the difference between master and tyrant, not one penny will I settle on Emma, and we’ll see what he and Sukey have to say to that!’ ‘I’m afraid, ma’am, that Emil...
Bustle about Noddy, or we shant be in time to snabble any of the lobster patties.
Gentlemen don't understand anything, however wise they may be.
Nothing more likely,"said Hannasyde. "I've got to try and rattle him.""It's him that'll do the rattling,"said the Sergeant darkly. "he's the nearest thing to a snake I've seen outside of the Zoo.
She was generally considered to be a pretty woman; and, since she was as good-natured as she was foolish, she was almost universally liked.
Even if there is a ghost it cannot possibly be more disagreeable to live with than your grandfather
Your presence in England is extremely – shall we say enlivening? – Vidal. But I believe I shall survive the loss of it.
Yes, love, responded his sister cheerfully, but it wasn't of the least consequence, and in any event I answered for you. You would be astonished, I daresay, if you knew what interesting conversations...
Yes, darling, that is quite a nice frock, but the hankerchief is not only the wrong shade of grey, but quite damnably tied. Let me show you, my sweet.
Yes, Nicky, but you think I know everything because I never tell you anything I am not quite certain of
Who are you? Or should I first present myself to you? I’m Damerel, you know.’ ‘Yes, so I supposed, at the outset of our delightful acquaintance. Later, of course, I was sure of it.’ ‘Oh, oh – ! My rep...
Well, it was sufficient to explain it all to me,’ Carlyon admitted. ‘Once a performing bear had entered Nicky’s orbit the rest was inevitable.
Upon Mrs Scorton's reappearance, she found herself confronted, not by the fool of his family, but by the Honourable Frederick Standen, a Pink of the Pinks, who knew to a nicety how to blend courtesy w...
Too bad, wasn't it?' Damerel said. 'Instead of dying heroically for love I was left disconsolate - though not, I must admit, for long!'She raised her eyes at that, and said warmly: 'I am excessively g...
The sight which met her eyes held her frozen on the threshold, and the thought flashed across her mind that she knew now how it felt to die
That sort of thing always leads to trouble! It is all kindness, and I am sure I am quite as sorry for Miss Broughty as anyone, but one cannot make a friend of everybody in distressing circumstances!
Talking to you is like -- like talking to an eel!No, is it? I've never tried to talk to an eel. Isn't it as waste of time?Not such a waste of time as talking to you!