"Miss Trent regarded her thoughtfully. "Well, it's an……" — Georgette Heyer
"Miss Trent regarded her thoughtfully. "Well, it's an odd circumstance, but I've frequently observed that whenever you boast of your beauty you seem to lose some of it. I expect it must be the change in your expression." Startled, Tiffany flew to gaze anxiously into the ornate looking-glass which hung above the fireplace. "Do I?" she asked naively. "Really do I, Ancilla?" "Yes, decidedly," replied Miss Trent, perjuring her soul without the least hesitation."
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Georgette Heyer
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95 Quotes by Georgette Heyer
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There is nothing so mortifying as to fall in love with someone who does not share one's sentiments.
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I remember only what interests me.
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She bowed her head, clasping her hands tightly before her upon the arm of his chair, for her heart yearned…
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Randall laid his hand on Stella's, but only to remove it from his sleeve. "My precious, you really must have…
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You're only a man! You've not our gifts! I can tell you! Why, a woman can think of a hundred…
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I feel an almost overwhelming interest in the methods of daylight abduction employed by the modern youth.
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It was growing late, and though one might stand on the brink of a deep chasm of disaster, one was…
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