Miss Grantham gave a shriek. 'You have trifled with me!' she said, into the folds of her handkerchief. 'You promised me marriage, and now you mean to cast me off for Another!
Georgette HeyerDon't you dare call me arrogant!If ever I had any at all-which I deny!- how much could I possibly have left after having been ridden over rough-shod by you and Thomas, do you imagine?
Georgette HeyerHow very awkward places we do choose in which to propose to one another!' remarked Mr. Beaumaris
Georgette HeyerMy dear girl, don't talk nonsense to me! You're lazy, that's all that's wrong with you. Why don't you take up social work?
Georgette HeyerAnd now I wish I hadnโt been civil, because he says he shall not despair! He is as stupid as Endymion!โ โNo, no!โ said Alverstoke soothingly. โNobody could be as stupid as Endymion!
Georgette HeyerDid you imagine that you would make me believe ill of Sophy with your foolish and spiteful letter!' he demanded. 'You have tried to set me against her from the outset, but you over-reached yourself today, my girl! How dared you write in such terms to me! How could you have been so crassly stupid as to suppose that Sophy could ever need your countenance to set her right in the eyes of the world, or that I would believe one word of slander against her?
Georgette Heyer