Your talents are for pointing guns and removing necklaces off ladies' necks?''I charm the necklaces off their necks ... Kindly make the distinction.''Oh, please.''I charmed you.'She was all indignatio...
We’ve been through nothing, you ridiculous man, but I suppose you may call me Daphne nonetheless. Excellent. He nodded in a condescending manner. You may call me ‘your grace.
Oh, very well, do you want to know why I really think you should keep a journal?She nodded.Because someday you're going to grow into yourself, and you will be as beautiful as you already are smart.
Weakness never got anyone anywhere.
Dowager grumbled a bit about that, using the same peevish
The look Anthony shot at his sister was so comically malevolent Simon nearly laughed. He managed to restrain himself, but mostly just because he was fairly certain that any show of humor would cause A...
We have been studying the Isle of Man for geography,' Frances said glumly. 'The people are Manx. There are cats that are Manx. That's the only good thing about it. The word *Manx*.'Daniel could not ev...
It is really quite remarkable, Sarah said, that the two of youare sisters.I marvel at it every day, Iris said flatly.
He poured himself a glass of whiskey. And another. And another. Not enough to get stinking drunk, just enough to make him overly contemplative.
If this morning wasn't enjoyable, at least it was...shall we say...interesting, and my clothing was worth the sacrifice if it means we've reached a truce of sorts. I have no wish to be awakened before...
There was something about Miss Lyndon that made him glad she was on his side. Not that he thought she would make a vicious enemy, just that she seemed loyal, level-headed, and fair. And she had a wick...
Caroline, do you value your neck?Yes, I'm rather fond of it. Why?Because if you don't shut up, I'm going to wring it.
Is there something you wish to tell me? Violet askedgently.Hyacinth shook her head. How did one share somethingsuch as this with one’s mother?—Oh, yes, by the by and in case you’re interested, ithas r...
Then Elizabeth came, bearing a tray of cakes and sweets, and finally Harriet, who carried with her a small sheaf of paper—her current opus, Henry VIII and the Unicorn of Doom .I’m not certain Frances...
Isn't it nice, the older lady said, leaning in so that only Peneleope could hear her words, to discover that we're not exactly what we thought we were?
His hand was on her arm, and he could feel her skin, feel the soft warmthof it, and then when he looked down, her face was tilted toward his, and her eyes, deep and bluebut so completely unmysterious,...
The two of you together are a menace, Penelope remarked.My aim in life, Lady Danbury announced, is to be amenace to as great a number of people as possible, so Ishall take that as the highest of compl...
The trip to Ireland...' her father was saying.'Is to determine his legitimacy,' Wyndham confirmed. And then, with a morbidly jolly expression, he continued, 'It's going to be quite a party. Even my gr...
The slanted light of dawn was rippling through the windowpane, and Miss Anne Sainsbury was huddled beneath her thin blanket, wondering, as she often did, where she would find money for her next meal.T...
She fiddled with the flower some more, then blurted out, You shouldn’t have picked this. You should have a tulip, he said matter-of-factly. It isn’t right that Edwina receives all the flowers. Kate’s...
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