Just her and the great outdoors. Gwendolyn Margaret Passmore and a million blades of grass.
I’m trying to embroider. Hyacinth held up her handiworkas proof.You’re trying to avoid— Her mother stopped, blinking.I say, why does that flower have an ear?It’s not an ear. Hyacinth looked down. And...
It's very bad form to spy on one's host, he said, planting his hands on his hips and somehow managing to look both authoritative and relaxed at the same time.It was an accident, she grumbled.Oh, I bel...
Is your head bothering you? Louisa asked. But she wasn't paying much attention. Frederick, her ridiculously fat basset hounds, had spotted a fellow canine in the distance and was yanking on the lead....
Is it possible to be so happy for one person and at the same time be so sad for oneself? Only the most generous in spirit can manage it. The rest of us don't know how to be happy for another when our...
I'd wager you have a vengeful streak a mile wide, he muttered.I am the least vengeful person I know, she said with a sniff. And if you think otherwise, then perhaps you ought not to marry me.You're ma...
I would like to request the honor of your daughter's hand in marriage.Olivia gasped, then squealed, then jumped up and down, which turned out to be a bad idea. Ow! she yelped smacking her head on the...
I was told once that the most important part of a fight is making sure your opponent looks worse than you do when you’re through.
I thought you wouldn't want weepy words of love and all that.'Belle swatted him on the shoulder. 'Of course I do! Every woman does. Especially from the man she actually wants to accept. So devise some...
I shall freckle.That doesn't bother me, he said with a shrug.It bothers me!Don't worry. They'll be on your own face, so you won't have to see them.Ellie gaped at him, astounded by his illogic.
I need to know how you can be so certain,' Daniel said, his voice dropping into a furious hush.'Well...' Hugh brought his glass to his lips and took something deeper than a sip. 'If you must know, I t...
I love you, Kate, he whispered, his lips brushing the words against her mouth. I love you so much. She nodded, unable to make a sound. And right now I wish . . . I wish . . . And then the strangest th...
I like my parents, Olivia said.Sebastian shook his head, A concept so alien I think it must be unpatriotic.
I just wasn't able to say it before now.'He blinked. 'You needed to knee a man in the groin before you could tell me you loved me?''No!' Then she thought about his words. 'Well, yes, in a way. I've al...
I have friends who have children, and they have told me how remarkable it is to have a new life that is a piece of your own flesh anf blood. But I --I realized that I didn't love her because she was a...
I didn’t want to love you, Anthony whispered. It was the one thing I feared above all. I’d grown rather used to my rather odd little outlook on life. Almost comfortable, actually. But love— His voice...
I believe we were discussing your dissatisfaction with life as the most popular man in London.'Her voice rose on the last four words, and Colin realized he'd been scolded. Soundly.Which he found extra...
Hush up, minx. You're a funny one, but you're certainly more likable than unlikable.
Honoria sighed. We can’t do what we did last year.I don’t see why not, Sarah said. I can’t imagine anyonewould recognize it from our interpretation
Honoria nodded and was about to say something utterlyforgettable when she saw that his hand had been bandaged.I hope your injury is not severe, she said politely.Oh, this? he held up his hand. His fin...