Miss Devoted Quotes

“Why is it that our laws allow a woman—an adult in possession of her faculties—to become legally subsumed into the person of a husband, though that fellow might be an indolent, philandering dolt? She says a few words in a church, and—voilà!—she is legally reduced to the status of livestock—his livestock.”
― Grace Burrowes, Miss Devoted

“Their private reaction will be less pleasant, but only because I’m addressing a problem they should have taken in hand long ago, but have instead chosen to ignore. Reform of any sort is anathema to the Church, and poor relief is an area where our bishops are appallingly complacent.”
― Grace Burrowes, Miss Devoted

“Helmsley’s calculated charm had a reptilian quality that Michael had first encountered in Rev. Hannibal Arbuckle up in Yorkshire, and that put Helmsley firmly in Michael’s do-not-trust category.”
― Grace Burrowes, Miss Devoted