A Death, a Duke and Miss Mifford Quotes

“A mad urge came over Henry; the urge to barge upstairs to Mr and Mrs Mifford's bedchamber and inform them that he was taking their eldest daughter for his bride. They could ride to London overnight; secure a special license from the Archbishop, and be married by noon, he thought wildly. Mr Mifford might put up some sort of protest, but his wife would probably pack dry biscuits for their journey and wave them on their way.”
― Claudia Stone, A Death, a Duke and Miss Mifford

“Please," Henry instructed, his mind no longer on the grizzly murder scene or murder weapon, but on poachers instead.”
― Claudia Stone, A Death, a Duke and Miss Mifford

“Mary hesitated as she tried to decide what she needed to censure from her father's ears.”
― Claudia Stone, A Death, a Duke and Miss Mifford

“his boots were Lobby's,”
― Claudia Stone, A Death, a Duke and Miss Mifford

“It is not becoming of a young lady to thief from her sisters,”
― Claudia Stone, A Death, a Duke and Miss Mifford

“Carton House, Almack's, the finest homes in England.”
― Claudia Stone, A Death, a Duke and Miss Mifford