[...]if you talk any more flummery to me, Frederica, I shall give you one of myโerโicy set-downs!โ(Alverstoke)
Georgette HeyerDo you forget that I am your sister?โ โNo; Iโve never been granted the opportunity to forget it.
Georgette HeyerIt has always seemed to me that if one falls in love with any gentleman one becomes instantly blind to his faults.But I am not blind to your faults, and I do not think that everything you do or say is right! OnlyโIs it beingโnot very comfortableโand crossโand not quite happy, when you arenโt there?โ โThat, my darling,โ said his lordship,taking her ruthlessly into his arms,โis exactly what it s!โ โOhโ!โ Frederica gasped, as she emerged from an embrace which threatened to suffocate her. โNow I know! I am in love!
Georgette Heyer