Mother,โ Hyacinth said with a great show of solicitude, โyou know I love you dearlyโโ โWhy is it,โ Violet pondered, โthat I have come to expect nothing good when I hear a sentence beginning in that manner?
Julia QuinnShe glared at him. "I'm not asking you to apologize." "Well, that's a relief.I doubt I could find the words.
Julia QuinnColin decided then and there that the female mind was a strange and incomprehensible organ - one which no man should even attempt to understand. There wasn't a woman alive who could go from point A to B without stopping at C, D, X, and 12 along the way.
Julia QuinnReformed rakes make the best husbands,"Violet said. "Rubbish and you know it." -Anthony to Violet
Julia QuinnI don't like your tone," was Violet's standard answer when one of her children was winning an argument.
Julia QuinnIf you do not apologize to Lady Honoria,โ Marcus said, his voice so mild as to be terrifying, โI will kill you.โ There was a collective gasp, and Daisy faked a swoon, sliding elegantly into Iris, who promptly stepped aside and let her hit the floor. โOh, come now,โ Mr. Grimston said. โSurely it wonโt come to pistols at dawn.โ โIโm not talking about a duel,โ Marcus said. โI mean I will kill you right here.
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