Love and Libertine Quotes

“a gasp, Elizabeth glared down at the offending piece of paper, feeling as if it was burning in her hand. “Sir Lewis? What kind of man usurps his wife’s duties and behaves in such a reprehensible manner as this?”
― Jann Rowland, Love and Libertine

“He believes we should invite the Netherfield party to dinner.”
― Jann Rowland, Love and Libertine

“​Again, Catherine scowled—Crowley was Lewis’s manservant, a man as repulsive and depraved as his master.”
― Jann Rowland, Love and Libertine

“was times like this when Catherine truly wished she could take a broom and beat her husband about the head.”
― Jann Rowland, Love and Libertine

“was no point blaming Mrs. Collins, she supposed, though part of her wished to go to the parsonage and set the woman down for stupidity.”
― Jann Rowland, Love and Libertine

“Though Sir Lewis was not so depraved as to pursue his own niece, Darcy”
― Jann Rowland, Love and Libertine

“and at times improperly importuning one who caught his fancy. There had even been rumors of his inability to accept a woman’s refusal.”
― Jann Rowland, Love and Libertine

“That I pity Lady Catherine,” replied Elizabeth. “Though I do not know the lady at all, it cannot be easy to have such a wandering husband.”
― Jann Rowland, Love and Libertine

“Elizabeth paused and then blurted: “What of Maria?” ​“It is not dangerous, Lizzy,” replied Charlotte”
― Jann Rowland, Love and Libertine

“There have even been whispered tales of an incident where he attempted to coerce a young girl.”
― Jann Rowland, Love and Libertine

“Lady Catherine has kept the truth of the matter quiet from the general populace, and the other gentlemen of the neighborhood are careful to keep their daughters from his notice.”
― Jann Rowland, Love and Libertine

“Then again, I doubt the thought of an overly amorous man who must be older than her father would frighten Elizabeth,” murmured Charlotte to herself with a snort of amusement. ​Elizabeth”
― Jann Rowland, Love and Libertine

“Keep her close to the parsonage, and this habit of walking the woods must cease while she is here. Lewis will attempt nothing while she is in company, but I cannot guarantee anything if she is alone on the estate.”
― Jann Rowland, Love and Libertine