I never meant to hurt you, Isabel. Had I known what I would find when I came north, I would never have agreed to Leighton's request... That is a lie. Had I known that I would find you when I came north, I would have come years ago.
Sarah MacLeanSo, are you... intrigued ... by Stanhope?" "Intrigued by him?" "Indeed. Do you find him ..." he paused. "Intriguing?" she teased. He sent her an exasperated look.
Sarah MacLeanYes, she was a scandal. Her brother simply didnโt know it. โI fell in the Serpentine today.โ โYes, well, that doesnโt usually happen to women in London. But itโs not so much of a scandal as it is a challenge.
Sarah MacLeanJuliana?โ the words were low and farโtoo calm for her husband, who had found that he rather enjoyed the full spectrum of emotion now that he had experienced it. โYes?โ โWhat are you doing twenty feet in the air?โ โLooking for a book.โ โWould you mind very much returning to the earth?โ โWhat are you thinking, climbing to the rafters in your condition?โ โI am not an invalid, Simon, I still have use of all my extremes.โ โYou do indeedโparticularly your extreme ability to try my patienceโI believe, however, that you mean extremities.
Sarah MacLean