Miss Tarabotti was not certain if he was objecting to the kick or the scream, so she issued both again— with interest. He seemed to be having a difficult time negotiating Alexia's multiple layers of skirts and ruffles, which formed a particularly efficacious barrier in the tight confines of the hackney.
Gail CarrigerHe is clearly bookish. I did not follow a single word of their conversation at dinner last night, not one jot of it. He must be bookish.
Gail CarrigerI do not giggle without purpose. Lady Linette says you should never misapply a giggle.
Gail CarrigerWhat have I done thins time?" he paused to ask before continuing with his oral expedition about her body: her husband, the intrepid explorer.
Gail Carriger