Laura’s Reviews > Unmasked by the Marquess > Status Update

"“And Gilbert did not elope—both I and Mr. Selby gave our consent to the match.” This statement wasn’t even fifty percent true, as the couple had eloped not once but twice, and Mr. Selby didn’t exist, but Alistair felt he was being precisely as honest as the situation called for."
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"This was what money and power were for: not to hoard up in the name of prudence and security, but to spend and use to take care of the people who needed it. The people who needed him, or at least whose lives would be better for a bit of help."

"It occurred to him that any idea he might have once had of using the Selbys to discourage people looking for favors had gone up in smoke in the most spectacular way. By the time this was through, he’d have spent a small fortune and gone quite thoroughly out of his way to oblige Robin and her family."
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"“But that’s a woman’s name,” he said finally.
“I’m a woman.” This, the miserable fact of the matter, felt more dishonest than anything she had thus far told him."

"“I’ve found the fears are there whether you fret or not. So I sweep them aside and try to enjoy myself while I can.”"

"“I shouldn’t have said anything about your aunt. Even though I’m right. But it’s your decision. A bad decision, but yours to make.”"
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"Charity Church, for heaven’s sake; it was more a designation of origin than a proper name."

"Six years ago, when she first put on Robbie’s taken-in clothes, she had felt silly, like she was in a costume. That had lasted all of five minutes, and then she felt righter than she had in her entire life. She was supposed to be wearing breeches and top boots, riding jackets and cravats. Her hair was meant to be cropped."

"Robert Selby was charming.
He was disarming.
Alistair, unfortunately, could attest to Selby possessing both those qualities because he found that he was both charmed and disarmed."
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"Dressing like a man didn’t bother her—quite the contrary. But pretending to be Robbie when the real Robbie was cold in his grave? That was too much."