“ Ooof! Amy collided at high speed with someone entering the anteroom from the other direction. Her head was still spinning as a pair of capable hands righted her, and a warm chuckle sounded somewhere a… Lauren Willig
“ If Amy had been around for the creation of the world, Jane had no doubt that she would have chivvied the Lord into creating the earth in two days rather than seven. Lauren Willig
“ I should have known something was wrong when my advisor’s parting words were Good luck. To his credit, he had—very gently—suggested that I might want to consider a different sort of topic. But I didn’… Lauren Willig
“ I know historians aren’t supposed to fall in love with their own theories, but I was head over heels about the notion of an entire band of female French agents, like a nineteenth-century Charlie’s Ang… Lauren Willig
“ His mother made a noise that in anyone of lower rank than a countess would have been given the unmannerly name of snort. As a cowed member of the ton had once commented, ‘Nobody harrumphs quite like t… Lauren Willig
“ Four pounds, demanded the fourteen-foot-high statue of Hercules.For such a big man, Hercules had a surprisingly high-pitched voice. It took me a moment to realize that it wasn't actually a piece of cl… Lauren Willig
“ For I shall bring you crimson leavesAnd rippling wheat in golden sheaves;A cache of berries, red and sweet,And dappled deer on silent feet.- Emma Delagardie and Augustus Whittlesby, Americanus: A Masq… Lauren Willig
“ Don’t worry, said Lizzy brightly, dancing into the chamber in a peculiar costume that was part Robin Hood and part Paris frock. I have my crossbow.Nicolas regarded the costume appreciatively. That is… Lauren Willig
“ Some things worked far better in imagination than reality. In imagination, she was intrepid and resourceful; in reality she wished she were home, wrapped in a quilt. Lauren Willig
“ It was lovely to see cynicism in one so young. It positively restored his faith in human nature. Lauren Willig
“ It didn’t take peering at the brass plates at the bottom of the paintings to guess who they must have been: my very own Lord and Lady Uppington, presiding over Uppington Hall in paint as they once had… Lauren Willig
“ If a man took a lover it would be accounted commonplace. Why shouldn't you? Your virtue lies in your mind, not in what lies between your legs. Lauren Willig
“ For the first time, Mary understood what drove animals to bite the hand that fed them—sheer irritation at being patronized. Lauren Willig
“ Crossing my arms over my chest, I said, a little too heartily, So this is the library. There certainly couldn’t be any doubt on that score; never had a room so resembled popular preconception. The wal… Lauren Willig
“ Before Jack could say anything, he was bowled sideways by a small female moving with great velocity.Jack! Jack, Jack, Jack! His sister Lizzy flung herself at him, momentarily stunning him. Or maybe th… Lauren Willig
“ A Frenchman, judging from the black turtleneck and the fact that his armpit was a deodorant-free zone. Lauren Willig
“ The woman in purple subjected Jack to a critical inspection. You must be Jack. Jane succeeded in part of her mission, at least. And then: You don’t look at all as I expected.Fewer horns? said Jack ter… Lauren Willig
“ The room was so still that Mary could hear the ticking of the clock on the mantel and the gentle whisper of Vaughn’s breathing, in and out, in and out. Outside, there was the rustle of the leaves in t… Lauren Willig
“ The French just said he was a damned nuisance. Or they would have had they the good fortune to speak English. Instead being French they were forced to say it in their own language. Lauren Willig
