Reformed rakes make the best husbands,"Violet said. "Rubbish and you know it." -Anthony to Violet
Julia QuinnHe sucked his lips in an attempt not to laugh. "Aren't you Spanish?" She raised one arm in a salute. "Viva la Queen Isabella!" "I see. Then why are you speaking with a French accent?
Julia QuinnHave you seen Frances?โ He tilted his head to the right. โI believe sheโs off rooting about in the bushes.โ Anne followed his gaze uneasily. โRooting?โ โShe told me she was practicing for the next play.โ Anne blinked at him, not following. โFor when she gets to be a unicorn.โ โOh, of course.โ She chuckled. โShe is rather tenacious, that one.
Julia QuinnThere are moments in a woman's life when her heart flips in her chest, when the world suddenly seems uncommonly pink and perfect, when a symphony can be heard in the tinkle of a doorbell.
Julia QuinnThe two of you together are a menace,โ Penelope remarked. โMy aim in life,โ Lady Danbury announced, โis to be a menace to as great a number of people as possible, so I shall take that as the highest of compliments, Mrs. Bridgerton.โ โWhy is it,โ Penelope wondered, โthat you only call me Mrs. Bridgerton when you are opining in a grand fashion?โ โSounds better that way,โ Lady D said, punctuating her remark with a loud thump of her cane.
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