Quotes About Georgette

Your fate is writ clear; you will be murdered. I cannot conceive how it comes about that you were not murdered long since! How odd! Charles himself once said that to me, or something like it! There is nothing odd in it; any sensible man must say it!

I comfort myself with the reflection that your wife will possibly be able to curb your desire - I admit, a natural one for the most part - to exterminate your fellows.

Sophy, strongly practical, could not feel that Mr. Fawnhope would make a satisfactory husband, for he lacked visible means of support, and was apt, when under the influence of his Muse, to forget such mundane considerations as dinner-engagements, or the delivery of important messages.

As for the fan, she agreed that it was a most amusing trifle: just what she would wish to buy for herself, if it had not been so excessively ugly!

I am not quite sober you know. In fact, I am drunk, but I cannot help feeling this is all a trifle, shall we say, irregular?

I am not in a heat at all,' Léonie said with great precision. 'I am of a coolness quite remarkable, and I would like to kill that woman.

You have no knowledge of me. You are to be pitied.' 'Envied, more like,' said his undutiful son.

You're Beau Wyndham! Well, I'll be damned!' 'The prospect,' said Sir Richard, bored, 'leaves me unmoved

Positively you overwhelm me!' my lord said. 'You oppress me with kindness, sir

You asked me for a rhyme, De Vangrisse reminded him. So I did! A rhyme for tout and fou, and you gave me chou! Whereupon you threw your wig at me, and I fled.

I shall write an ode! threatened Philip direfully. Ah no, that is too much! cried De Vangrisse with feeling.

You're surely not going to tell me that eels find you more entertaining than I do?' he said incredulously.

Entertaining females with accounts of jug-bitten maunderings is one of my favourite pastimes.

I contrive,"' said Prudence softly. 'Do you know, sir, you puzzle me.' 'It has ever been my motto,' the old gentleman pointed out triumphantly.

In my back bedchamber, sir,' said Nye loudly. 'I always house smugglers there to be handy for the riding-officers.

Don't waste a thought on any of the eligible suitors you've found for me, dear ma'am! There is more of mama in me than you have the least idea of, and the only eligible husband for me is a rake!

He was at the concert last night, and she looked at him as if he were her whole dependence and delight.' 'No, did she? I envy him. Not, of course, that I've the smallest desire that Fanny should bestow such a look upon me, but I wish that you would.

I would give much to see you fleeing in terror from a matchmaking mother,' remarked Anthea wistfully. 'Or, indeed, from anyone. But as you are utterly brazen–' 'Nay!' '… and much in need of a set-down–' 'I'm not in need of that, lass, for I'm getting one,' he interpolated ruefully.

Oh –! At least own that you would provoke a saint!' 'I never tried to. You are no saint!

Of a certainty Madame has died, Leonie said wickedly. Tiens, c'est bien drole!

You must know I can't – how impossible it would be!' 'No, I don't. Why should it be?' 'The – the circumstances!' she uttered, in a stifled voice. He looked to be a good deal puzzled. 'What circumstances? Mine? Oh, I'm perfectly well able to support a wife! You must have been listening to my horrid nephew.

The servants were letting down the steps of the two coaches, and in another instant Miss Morville's worst fears were realized: Lord and Lady Grampound had brought their interesting offspring with them to Stanyon.

Miss Allison realised with a slight sinking of the heart that she was to be made the recipient of confidences.

Your presence in England is extremely – shall we say enlivening? – Vidal. But I believe I shall survive the loss of it.