A Gentleman Far From Home Quotes

“Soldiers did tend to view blood sport differently from civilians. Death and suffering as entertainment sat ill with most of us, even the death and suffering of lowly creatures.”
― Grace Burrowes, A Gentleman Far From Home

“Nobody, apparently, had instructed him on the fine art of broaching a difficult topic. In my experience, much of what we English referred to as manners was devoted to avoiding the near occasion of any such exercise.”
― Grace Burrowes, A Gentleman Far From Home