They will stop calling brides beautiful after today—you have simply set the standard too high,' he said.

Well, if you weren't flirting with him"-his voice had now grown a little plaintive-"who was he, and what did you want with him anyway?" "If you are so determined to bore me, I may just have to go home." Astrid sighed carelessly, "What a shame, when I am wearing such a pretty dress.

She was full of some strange energy that morning. Her every movement had purpose and life and she seemed to find satisfaction in every little thing.

A young lady's most natural ally is her sister although sometimes our own relatives are as inscrutable to us as an antipodean.

Henry was thinking of the younger Holland sister of the way she could go from being an impetuous girl to a knowing woman in a few seconds and never lose the stars in her eyes.

He was just like summer, and she loved summer. If she had any wish, it would be to live a lifetime of summers.

It is a truth universally acknowledge that there will always be a gentleman to dance with, except at just the moment when you require one most.