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When I began to fret we might be found out, Arabella looked at me with her forget-me-not blue eyes and said, “Emma, screw your courage to the sticking place.”
Rain, dismal enough to be cosy.
While one does not tell Young Hawkes of their needs, somehow the widows are heard, the sick cheered, the lonely remembered, and the drunkards are… Well, I honestly don’t know what he says to the drunkards, but I know he speaks to them a lot.
he made certain to sit by the window, with just enough light falling upon his face so that it might be clearly seen. It was very Dutch Painter of him. I almost suggested we hold a séance and call up Vermeer.
Lady Eugenia Spencer is a wonder of this world. She is her own Parthenon.
The wisest strategy when dealing with Aunt Eugenia is one of limited information.
Keep your answers brief, tidy, and without too many loose strings she can pull at.
You do have the shade of Machiavelli following you about most days,”
It takes a courageous man to marry a woman with a mind.”
The word choice was particular.
Could is a challenge. Would is a favour.
While there are many things beyond our control, I’ve always thought the cruellest is that we mortals are not told when our last glance is just that.
