Curtsies & Conspiracies (Finishing School, #2)

by Gail Carriger

Many gentlemen were unable to cope with abundant chatter, which is why they so often married it.

The lady teachers were holding their own, despite a grumpy guest, except Professor Lefoux, who was stoically shoving soup into her mouth in the annoyed manner of any woman when a man is misbehaving.

“I should tell Lord Felix Mersey that the way to your heart is paved with infiltration apparatus.”