“Bramble had taken another pencil from Delphinium, and Azalea's napkin, and wrote something new. You're afraid of the King. Admit it. Azalea… — Heather Dixon Copy Share Image
“It had been two weeks since they had last danced, and Azalea lay in bed, awake again. A dream hadn't roused her… — Heather Dixon Last dance Copy Share Image
“Your Most Exalted Majesty, Your Grace, ect., ect.: I don't know what ruddy else I can offer. You won't have a fig… — Heather Dixon Good father Copy Share Image
“What are you doing here?” said Azalea, grasping in the basket behind her for the butter knife. Her hand found a teaspoon.… — Heather Dixon Copy Share Image
“Hush," he murmured. "There now. Hush." He traced his finger along her jaw. "That is a sweet thought," he whispered. "Except, my… — Heather Dixon Copy Share Image
“Don't step on the rug. It's a bit ... peckish." ... In a billow of skirts, Bramble leaped. It was a grand… — Heather Dixon Copy Share Image
“Lord Teddie?" she said. "Will you stay for tea?" " Rather! " said the carpet.” — Heather Dixon Humour Copy Share Image
“It's just a guess," said Bramble after a moment, "but I don't think he's in the mood to see us.” — Heather Dixon Time Copy Share Image
“I say,” he said, smiling his very white smile and pulling her a touch closer. “You don’t look half bad in the… — Heather Dixon Copy Share Image
“Keeper!" He inhaled slowly, took Azalea's outstretched hand-shudders went through her throat, he felt so solid -and pressed the brooch into her… — Heather Dixon Copy Share Image
“What did your mother do?" he said. "Sir?" "When it was time for bed," said the King. "Tell me." The girls exchanged… — Heather Dixon Mother Copy Share Image
“I sort of......accidentally....tore it to pieces. And threw it in the fire. Well, he was mine after all.” — Heather Dixon Copy Share Image
“What's kissing like?" "Mmm-like dancing,actually." Bramble pushed her prridge to Ivy and grinned. "You know, the part after a spin, when the… — Heather Dixon Dance Copy Share Image
“Down with tyranny!' Bramble cried. 'Aristocracy! Autocracy! Monocracy! Other ocracy things! You are outnumbered, sir! Surrender !” — Heather Dixon Humor Copy Share Image
“You once said you had studied at the university," said Eve shyly. "What did you stufy, please?" Azalea blushed. It was all… — Heather Dixon Politics Copy Share Image
“One last dance, my lady, before I am never to see you again?” — Heather Dixon Dance Copy Share Image
“From a memory deep inside her, so faint it only held sounds and slips of color, a tiny, three-year-old Azalea wailed, "… — Heather Dixon Copy Share Image
“Tell Tutor I won't be to lessons," she said. "Invent some sort of disease.” — Heather Dixon Teachers Copy Share Image
“The King smoothed the blanket on Thackeray's back. He opened his mouth, and shut it. Then he opened it again, and after… — Heather Dixon Copy Share Image
“What happened?" said Clover, wetting a cloth in the basin, and dabbing Azalea's face. "She had a sort of fit," said the… — Heather Dixon Copy Share Image
“We still have your watch. You can have it back tonight. All you need to do is sneak up after dinner, set… — Heather Dixon Copy Share Image
“A young Captain Bradford is waiting for you in the ballroom.He's spent many hours filling out parliamentary paperwork,as well as a lengthy… — Heather Dixon Copy Share Image
“Bramble's lips were tight. Her fists still shook. "Take it back," she said. She gazed at the floor, but the words whipped.… — Heather Dixon Young man Copy Share Image
“Miss Clover," said Minister Fairweller to the Viscount after a long moment, "is not here. She has gone to a speech with… — Heather Dixon Time Copy Share Image
