Well, you have the right to make a sacrifice of yourself, but I'll be damned if I'll let you sacrifice me!
Georgette HeyerAnd that reminds me, Mama! I have just intercepted another of that puppyโs floral offerings to my sister. This billet was attached to it.โ (Charles)
Georgette HeyerYou must not imagine that Papa or I have the least notion of compelling you to marry anyone whom you hold in aversion, for I am sure that such a thing would be quite shocking! And Charles would not do so either, would you, dear Charles?โ(Elizabeth Ombersley) โNo, certainly not. But neither would I consent to her marriage with any such frippery fellow as Augustus Fawnhope!โ โAugustus,โ announced Cecilia, putting up her chin, โwill be remembered long after you have sunk into oblivion!โ โBy his creditors? I donโt doubt it.
Georgette HeyerRemind me one day to teach you how to achieve a sneer, Hugh. Yours is too pronounced, and thus but a grimace. It should be but a faint curl of the lips.
Georgette Heyer