Iโm not certain youโd know the right sort of man for you if he arrived on our doorstep riding an elephant.โ โI would think the elephant would be a fairly good indication that I ought to look elsewhere.
Julia QuinnI cannot feel like a duchess in my motherโs sitting room.โ โWhat do you feel like, then?โ โHmmm.โ She took a sip of her tea. โJust Daphne Bridgerton, I suppose. Itโs difficult to shed the surname in this clan. In spirit, that is.โ โI hope that is a compliment,โ Lady Bridgerton remarked. Daphne just smiled at her mother. โI shall never escape you, Iโm afraid.โ She turned to Gareth. โThere is nothing like oneโs family to make one feel like one has never grown up.
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.
Julia QuinnMiss Wynter, I think you should be the evil queen,โ Harriet said. โThereโs an evil queen?โ Daniel echoed. With obvious delight. โOf course,โ Harriet replied. โEvery good play has an evil queen.โ Frances actually raised her hand. โAnd a unโโ โDonโt say it,โ Elizabeth growled. Frances crossed her eyes, put her knife to her forehead in an approximation of a horn, and neighed.
Julia QuinnYouโre going to be my grandmother.โ โYou silly child. In my heart, Iโve been your grandmother for years. Iโve just been waiting for you to make it official.
Julia QuinnGregory,โ she said, โyou cannot leave me here. What if someone finds you and removes you from the house? Who will know I am here? And what ifโฆand what ifโฆand then what ifโฆโ He smiled, enjoying her officiousness too much to actually listen to her words. She was definitely herself again. โWhen this is all over,โ he said, โI shall bring you a sandwich.โ That stopped her short. โA sandwich? A sandwich?
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