Lauren Willig Quote
Sensing another maternal oration coming on, one of those I-bore-you-and-thus-know-what’s-best-for-you lectures, Richard made a pointed move towards the door. ‘If that’s all for the moment, Mother, I really must be off. The War Office…’The marchioness gave another of her infamousharrumphs.‘Have a good time at White’s, darling,’ she said pointedly.Richard paused halfway out the door and flashed her an incredulous look. ‘How do you always know?’Lady Uppington looked smug. ‘Because I’m your mother. Now, shoo! Get along with you!
Lauren Willig
Sensing another maternal oration coming on, one of those I-bore-you-and-thus-know-what’s-best-for-you lectures, Richard made a pointed move towards the door. ‘If that’s all for the moment, Mother, I really must be off. The War Office…’The marchioness gave another of her infamousharrumphs.‘Have a good time at White’s, darling,’ she said pointedly.Richard paused halfway out the door and flashed her an incredulous look. ‘How do you always know?’Lady Uppington looked smug. ‘Because I’m your mother. Now, shoo! Get along with you!
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Lauren Willig is a New York Times bestselling author of historical novels. She is best known for her "Pink Carnation" series, which follows a collection of Napoleonic-Era British spies, similar to the Scarlet Pimpernel, as they fight for Britain and fall in love.