Itโs a curse, really,โ Lady Danbury said. โIโm the only person I know my age who has perfect hearing.โ โMost would call that a blessing.โ She snorted. โNot with that musicale looming over the horizon.
Julia QuinnYou should be thankful that dark colors suit you. Not everyone wears black well." "Why, Lady Olivia, is that a compliment?" "Not so much as a compliment to you as an insult to everyone else," she assured him. "Thanks heaven for that. I don't think I would know how to conduct myself in a world in which you offered compliments.
Julia QuinnDeep inside, she knew who she was, and that person was smart and kind and often even funny, but somehow her personality always got lost somewhere between her heart and her mouth, and she found herself saying the wrong thing or, more often, nothing at all.
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