You may put a man in a cravat, teach him manners, and make him attend a soiree, but hardly any of us are truly civilized.
It was one of those silences that was far more eloquent than words.
False modesty is evidence of secret pride, Mr. Winterborne.
Will you swear on your honor to keep it in confidence?” “Of course,” Devon said readily. Having no honor, he never hesitated to promise something on it. Helen.
He knows the rules,” Kathleen said darkly. “And he enjoys breaking them.” My.
If I ever get arrested,” I said, “you will be my one phone call. Bail me out – that’s what you can do.” “If you ever get arrested,” Sofia said, “I’ll already be in jail as your accomplice.
How did he break the chair? Does he have a foul temper? Did he throw it?” “He broke it by sitting on it,” Lillian said with a scowl. “Cousin Eustace is rather l-large boned,” Evie admitted.
Most men have inner demons,” Kingston replied quietly. “God knows I do. So does a friend who’s the finest and most genuinely moral man I’ve ever known.
I give my blessing to a marriage between you and my daughter. Now, you will undoubtedly point out that you haven’t asked for it, which will prompt me to ask why. Then you’ll relate a few stories from your unsavory past and go through some tedious self-flagellation to make me aware of your unworthiness as a potential husband and father.” The duke took a sip of coffee before adding, “I will not be impressed.
He preferred to ease his way into the day, whereas Amelia liked to fling herself at it full tilt.
Comparing George to Zachary Bronson was like comparing a prince to a pirate. If one spent ten years doing nothing but drilling rules and rituals into Bronson’s head, anyone would still glance at him and immediately proclaim him a scoundrel. Nothing would ever dispel the rascally gleam in his black eyes or the heathen charm of his smile.
Escort Mr. Ravenel up to my private apartments, where it seems I’ll be giving counsel to yet another of my daughter’s tormented suitors. This must be a penance for my misspent youth.
These are marks of a life well lived, and risks taken, and miracles you brought into the world. They’re signs of having loved and been loved.
Another moment or two of suffocated silence, and Hunt swallowed hard before speaking in a rusty-sounding voice. “I probably shouldn’t ask. But what the hell are you doing?
I’m agnostic,” I told him. “I’d be an atheist, except I believe in hedging my bets.
I overwhelm even myself.
Troubled are they who want the world, troubled are they who have it.
Evie fought to contain a rush of eagerness, afraid of appearing foolishly infatuated with him. However, no matter how sternly she tamped her feelings down beneath the surface, they seemed to sift out like diamond dust, sparkling visibly in the air around her. The odd thing was, he seemed similarly glad to be in her presence, for once discarding the guise of a jaded rake, and smiling at her with genuine warmth.
N’essaye de rebrousser chemin sur ube route nouvelle, tu ne sais pas quelles aventures t’attendent.
Your only value to me,” he said in a low tone, “is your knowledge of Lillian Bowman’s whereabouts. If I can’t obtain that from you, I’ll send you to the devil. Tell me, or I’ll choke it from you. And believe that I have enough of my father in me to do it without a second thought.