Quotes About Marchioness

the tone adopted by the Dowager Marchioness of Polbrook and the acerbic nature of her remarks was promising.

You are, after all, a marquess. I sometimes forget that I am such an exalted personage, he said. I suppose that is the reason you are marrying me, Diana, is it? So that you may be a marchioness? Yes, she said. You mean you thought there might be some other reason?

The marchioness would have done better to consider her immense strengths: her commanding personality, her majestic attitudes, and above all, her keen political sense would have allowed for a more even result between herself and her sister-in-law.

Ha! ha! suppose one of us were to carry off the Creole marchioness from that Georges Marest!" "Fine occupation that, for a clerk in our office!" cried Godeschal. "Will you never control your vanity, popinjay?