They were a society whose chief vocations were to entertain and be entertained.

They were a society whose chief vocations were to entertain and be entertained.

Her life, she realized, had all the charm of a steel trap.

The world is such a marvel - it gave you trials, but if you were still and concentrated, if you tried to do the right thing, it always provided you with salvation.

Diana knew it wouldn't be right, but then she told herself that things only looked wrong when there was someone to see you.

Good night.' Diana summoned all the dignity that she could manage in her bedraggled state and began to move back up the beach. Her dress was soaked and her stockings dotted with sand and her heart couldn't possibly withstand any more.

She should have know that villains often come with pretty faces.