Henry closed his eyes and imagined the sweet petulant woundedness with which she had stared at him on the beach. He felt a little proud that she could love him.

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

A young woman, newly wed, may find herself in the delightful position of wanting to do nothing without the company of her darling husband. She may indeed discover that she spends all her waking hours with her fellow to the exclusion of every other friend or family member. This is understandable, but wholly unacceptable, to society.

Diana felt she was beginning to understand why, in all those novels she read, the headiest loves were the loves that couldn't be.

It's the craziest thing, but I can't stop thinking about you.

Things only looked wrong when there was someone to see you.

She was a vision in a white gown her dark hair forming a hazy halo around her rosy heart-shaped face. Her long lashes fluttered to touch her cheeks and then her eyes opened fully in his direction. Her small round mouth flexed in an immediate and knowing smile. That's the girl I'm going to marry Henry thought.