--- title: "1 Dressed-to-kill Quotes By Martine Bailey" description: "1 Dressed-to-kill quotes by Martine Bailey. Plus more from Martine Bailey and more Dressed-to-kill sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b1/martine-bailey-22087_costumes_she-went-alone-to-the-vast-room-where-th_2732455.jpg" --- > [“She went alone to the vast room where the second-hand clothes were kept. Later, she thought it the happiest hour of her life. There were silks and brocades by the yard, and pile upon pile of hats, wigs, cloaks, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/she-went-alone-to-the-vast-room-where-the-second-hand-clothes-were/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b1/martine-bailey-22087_costumes_she-went-alone-to-the-vast-room-where-th_2732455.jpg) ## More by Martine Bailey > [“Look, I fetched some Fat Hen for you.' Jem offered me a bunch of wilting greens. I reached for the plants, rubbed the leaves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/look-i-fetched-some-fat-hen-for-you-jem-offered-me-a-bunch-of-wilting/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“Around me shone the kitchen I'd worked in each day: the copper pans hung neatly, the scratched wooden table and neat blue plates set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/around-me-shone-the-kitchen-i-d-worked-in-each-day-the-copper-pans/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“It was almost Christmas, and Renzo was preparing all the delicacies Florentines must eat at the festival: roast eels, goose, fancy cakes with marzipan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/it-was-almost-christmas-and-renzo-was-preparing-all-the-delicacies/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“Sal and Henry return with a gust of warm garden air and I settle down to create miniature roses from sugarpaste using tiny ivory…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/sal-and-henry-return-with-a-gust-of-warm-garden-air-and-i-settle-down/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“There was a new smell in the air at Lyons, of sun-baked southern stuffs, of strong red vinegar, and spikes of rosemary. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/there-was-a-new-smell-in-the-air-at-lyons-of-sun-baked-southern/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“Signor Renzo's lodge stood on a grassy knoll near the crest of the hill. It was a modest place, just a low stone hut,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/signor-renzo-s-lodge-stood-on-a-grassy-knoll-near-the-crest-of-the/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“The Cocoa-Nut Tree at Covent Garden? Why it's the finest confectioner in the capital and sells bonbons, macaroons, candied fruits, and ices,' I said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/the-cocoa-nut-tree-at-covent-garden-why-it-s-the-finest-confectioner/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“While Mr Loveday aired my lady's sheets, I set to scratching up a supper. With not even time to change from my own damp…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/while-mr-loveday-aired-my-lady-s-sheets-i-set-to-scratching-up-a/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“On December the twenty-third, the park was hazy from clammy mists that muted and softened all color and distance. Michael had not set off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/on-december-the-twenty-third-the-park-was-hazy-from-clammy-mists-that/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“Every cook knows it's a rare day when you have all the parts of the perfect dish. But that day back at Mawton I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/every-cook-knows-it-s-a-rare-day-when-you-have-all-the-parts-of-the/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“I was thrown together with Florence, or 'Florawns' as she was called, a pert girl of nineteen who worked in our kitchen and was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/i-was-thrown-together-with-florence-or-florawns-as-she-was-called-a/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“I'd give me two eyes for a slice of apple pie." She was brain-cracked, but spoke for them all. Then Tabby Jones joined in,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/i-d-give-me-two-eyes-for-a-slice-of-apple-pie-she-was-brain-cracked/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“So on Christmas morning I was up at five o'clock, making the fire as bright as a furnace, baking minc'd pies and boiling plum…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/so-on-christmas-morning-i-was-up-at-five-o-clock-making-the-fire-as/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“So what are you after, eh? Side of beef? Some chops?' 'Aye, sir. Whatever you fancy.' He licked his lips and listed his favorite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/so-what-are-you-after-eh-side-of-beef-some-chops-aye-sir-whatever-you/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“I continued my explorations in a cobbled yard overlooked by broken doors and cracked windows. Pushing open a swollen door into a storeroom, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/i-continued-my-explorations-in-a-cobbled-yard-overlooked-by-broken/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dressed-to-kill/martine-bailey/#itemlist", "name": "1 Dressed-to-kill Quotes By Martine Bailey", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“She went alone to the vast room where the second-hand clothes were kept. Later, she thought it the happiest hour of her life. There were silks and brocades by the yard, and pile upon pile of hats, wigs, cloaks, and masks. After two years in wretched rags, even the linen shifts felt as soft as thistledown. 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