Beth Elliott > Beth's Quotes

“As soon as the door closed behind the man, Arnaut strode across and raised her hand to his lips. Next he walked round her, his head on one side. 'I'm relieved to see I judged the fit correctly. You look very well.'
He sounded so pleased with himself that Louise had to smile. 'I think you've had some practice,' she murmured.”
― Beth Elliott, The Rake and his Honour

“All his life he’d believed that birth and privilege were an automatic passport to principle and the finer feelings generally unknown amongst the lower orders. Now he knew that, in extreme circumstances, the differences boiled down to little more than a smattering of education and the quality of one’s coat”
― Stella Riley, The King's Falcon