And I hope you will not think me foolish when I also extend my thanks. Thank you, Michael, for letting my son love her first. โfrom Janet Stirling, dowager Countess of Kilmartin, to Michael Stirling, Earl of Kilmartin
Julia QuinnIt was juvenile, he knew, this need to assign blame, but everyone had a right to childish emotions from time to time, didn't they?
Julia QuinnHyacinth,โ Lady Bridgerton said in a vaguely disapproving voice, โdo try to speak in complete sentences.โ Hyacinth looked at her mother with a surprised expression. โBiscuits. Are. Good.โ She cocked her head to the side. โNoun. Verb. Adjective.โ โHyacinth.โ โNoun. Verb. Adjective.โ Colin said, wiping a crumb from his grinning face. โSentence. Is. Correct.
Julia QuinnWhy donโt you purchase an Italian dictionary? I will assume the expense.โ โI have one,โ she said, โbut I donโt think itโs very good. Half the words are missing.โ โHalf?โ โWell, some,โ she amended. โBut truly, thatโs not the problem.โ He blinked, waiting for her to continue. She did. Of course. โI donโt think Italian is the authorโs native tongue,โ she said. โThe author of the dictionary?โ he queried. โYes. Itโs not terribly idiomatic.
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