13 quotes found
“Yes. And when a rake finally falls, he falls forever.”
“If you were mine, I'd never leave you, Prudence. I couldn't.”
“Lord Carradice managed to look wicked, smug, and saintly, all at the same time.”
“I was shy, said six-foot-one of bashful male. He grunted as a sharp, feminine elbow thudded inconspicuously into his side.”
“I was shy,” said six-foot-one of bashful male. He grunted as a sharp, feminine elbow thudded inconspicuously into his side.”
“What the dev er, deuce did you do that for? It hurt!Good, said the angel. I was afraid these new shoes would not be sturdy enough.”
“I shan't mind if you don't," he agreed. "But I'll not let you go, Prudence. Til not pester you, but know this: I will wait until you choose to listen to your heart.""Pshaw." It was a feeble effort....”
“What if I shave?" he said. "I look much better when I'm shaved. My cousin will vouch for thatdo I not look almost handsome when I shave, Edward? " He didn't wait for the duke's reply but turned ear...”
“Did he know she could barely think, let alone speak, for awareness of proximity of his fingers?Of course he knew. He was a rake. This is what he did.”
“Do you think ladies eyebrows can communicate as well? she asked.No, they dont have sufficient thicketry, he said with authority.Thicketry?Yes, that is the official term.”
“Gideon could not imagine any other young unmarried woman of his acquaintance passing up the opportunity to snare, if not himself, then the Carradice fortune. In any case, the number of women whod r...”
“What the dev— er, deuce did you do that for? It hurt!”“Good,” said the angel. “I was afraid these new shoes would not be sturdy enough.”
“Do you think ladies’ eyebrows can communicate as well?” she asked.“No, they don’t have sufficient thicketry,” he said with authority.“Thicketry?”“Yes, that is the official term.”
