Hyacinth,โ Lady Bridgerton said in a vaguely disapproving voice, โdo try to speak in complete sentences.โ Hyacinth looked at her mother with a surprised expression. โBiscuits. Are. Good.โ She cocked her head to the side. โNoun. Verb. Adjective.โ โHyacinth.โ โNoun. Verb. Adjective.โ Colin said, wiping a crumb from his grinning face. โSentence. Is. Correct.
Julia QuinnIt has oft been said that physicians make the worst patients, but it is the opinion of This Author that any man makes a terrible patient. One might say it takes patience to be a patient, and heaven knows, the males of our species lack an abundance of patience.
Julia QuinnIf you do not apologize to Lady Honoria,โ Marcus said, his voice so mild as to be terrifying, โI will kill you.โ There was a collective gasp, and Daisy faked a swoon, sliding elegantly into Iris, who promptly stepped aside and let her hit the floor. โOh, come now,โ Mr. Grimston said. โSurely it wonโt come to pistols at dawn.โ โIโm not talking about a duel,โ Marcus said. โI mean I will kill you right here.
Julia QuinnSociety is capricious and rewards the bad as often as the good. But it never rewards the quiet.
Julia QuinnGareth turned to Gregory. โYour sister will be safe with me,โ he said. โI give you my vow.โ โOh, I have no worries on that score,โ Gregory said with a bland smile. โThe real question isโwill you be safe with her?โ It was a good thing, Gareth later reflected, that Hyacinth had already quit the room to fetch her coat and her maid. She probably would have killed her brother on the spot.
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