When the dead body said, "Good evening," Annabel had to face the grim conclusion that it wasn't as dead as she'd hoped.
Julia QuinnDaphne," he said with controlled gentleness, "what is wrong?" She sat down opposite him and placed a hand on his cheek. "I'm so insensitive," she whispered. "I should have known. I should never have said anything." "Should have known what?" he ground out. Her hand fell away. "That you can'tโthat you couldn'tโ" "Can't what?" She looked down at her lap, where her hands were attempting to wring each other to shreds. "Please don't make me say it," she said. 'This," Simon muttered, "has got to be why men avoid marriage.
Julia QuinnReformed rakes make the best husbands,"Violet said. "Rubbish and you know it." -Anthony to Violet
Julia QuinnIโm going to kill her,โ Francesca said to no one in particular. Which was probably a good thing, as there was no one else present. โWho are you talking to?โ Hyacinth demanded. โGod,โ Francesca said baldly. โAnd I do believe I have been given divine leave to murder you.โ โHmmph,โ was Hyacinthโs response. โIf it was that easy, Iโd have asked permission to eliminate half the ton years ago.โ Francesca decided just then that not all of Hyacinthโs statements required a rejoinder. In fact, few of them did.
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