She accepted the tea he had brought, with a word of thanks and a charming smile, but could not resist the impulse to ask him if he was not ravished by Neroli’s voice. He replied promptly: ‘Not entirel...
Positively you overwhelm me!’ my lord said. ‘You oppress me with kindness, sir
Do you forget that I am your sister?No; I’ve never been granted the opportunity to forget it.
Well, I warn you, love, that if you cast me out I shall build me a willow cabin at your gates - and likely die of inflammation of the lungs, for November is *not the month for building willow cabins!
I love you, you know,’ he said conversationally. ‘Will you marry me?’ The manner in which he made this abrupt proposal struck her as being so typical of him that a shaky laugh was dragged from her. ‘O...
What is your name?Again sir, that is no concern of yours.A mystery, he said. I shall have to call you Clorinda......Judith! What the devil? exclaimed Peregrine. Has there been an accident?Judith, repe...
Read that! commanded madame dramatically, and handed her a crumpled sheet of paper.It contained a brief message in Juliana’s sprawling characters: My dear Tante, pray do not be in ataking, but I have...
Miss Taverner took the whip and reins in her hands, and mounted into the driving-seat, scorning assistance.Take your orders from Miss Taverner, Henry, said the Earl, getting up beside his ward.Me Lord...
Lady Cinderford,’ said the Dowager, referring to her widowed sister-in-law in accents of loathing, ‘will act as hostess at Stanyon over my dead body!’ ‘That would be something quite out of the ordinar...
He didn't choose between me and you, Julia: it was between me and ruin.
Let me tell you, my girl, that I'm swallowing no more of your insults! And if I hear another word from you in disparagement of the Corinthian set it will be very much the worse for you!
You don't feel you could marry me instead? Got no brains, of course, and I ain't a handsome fellow, like Jack, but I love you. Don't think I could ever love anyone else.
People who start a sentence with personally (and they're always women) ought to be thrown to the lions. It's a repulsive habit.
With the aid of the baluster-rail and Mr Goring's stalwart arm she arrived, panting but triumphant, on the first floor, and paused to take breath. Observing that Lybster was about to throw open the do...
If I were a man I would kill you!If you were a man we wouldn't be having this conversation!
The society of my relatives can only be enjoyed with frequent intervals.
That Hugh’s presence within walking distance of Biddenden Manor might not be conducive either to his happiness or to his self-esteem he did not allow to weigh with him, for he was a man with a strong...
Charles' driving, skilful though it might be, kept his passengers in a constant state of breathlessness.
I like very few people nowadays; in fact, the number of persons whom I cordially dislike increases almost hourly.
Does it ever occur to you, Mama, that my grandfather is a lunatic?
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