Quotes by Georgette Heyer

Youre only a man! Youve not our gifts! I can tell you! Why, a woman can think of a hundred different things at once, all them contradictory!

My house seems remarkably full of people, he observed. Is it possible we were expected.

You will like her, he persisted. Egad, shes after your own heart, maman! She shot me in the arm.Voyons, do you think that is what I like?

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.

If it comes to that, retorted Frederica, with spirit, I am continually shocked by the things you dont scruple to say to me,cousin! You are quite abominable!He sighed. Alas, I know it! The reflection gives me sleepless nights.

Those fine eyes of hers had a disconcertingly direct gaze, and very often twinkled in a manner disturbing to male egotism. She had common-sense too, and what man wanted the plainly matter-of-fact, when he could enjoy instead Sophias delicious folly?

Queer creatures, females, mused Mr. Standen, shaking his head. Fellows only got to be a rake to have em all dangling after him. Silly, really, because it stands to reason---- Well never mind that!

It is possible,” said Miss Marling stiffly, “that Frederick and not Mary will have the ordering of thejourney.”Vidal chuckled. “Not if I know my Mary,” he replied

Miss Granthams sense of humour got the better of her at this point, and, tottering towards a chair, she sank into it, exclaiming in tragic accents:Oh Heavens! I am betrayed! His lordship blenched; both he and Miss Laxton regarded her with guilty dismay. Miss Grantham buried her face in her handkerchief, and uttered one shattering word: Wretch!

How could you receive a member of the Male Sex in your bedroom, and in your dressing gown?Sir, I must request you to leave immediately!You dont mean to tell me thats a dressing gown? interrupted Mr Carlton, a dangerous gleam in his eyes. Well, its by far the most elegant one Ive ever been priviledged to see, and I suppose I must have seen scores of em in my time-paid for them too!

Monseigneur, I have killed you! You are dead! You are dead!You display an unseemly joy, he remarked. I had no notion you were so bloodthirsty.

Bustle about Noddy, or we shant be in time to snabble any of the lobster patties.

Nothing more likely,said Hannasyde. Ive got to try and rattle him.Its him thatll do the rattling,said the Sergeant darkly. hes the nearest thing to a snake Ive seen outside of the Zoo.

I dont ask you - fribble! snapped his lordship, rounding on him, with the speed of a whiplash. You may keep your tongue between your teeth!Yes, sir - happy to! uttered Claud, dismayed. No wish to offend you! Thought you might like to be set right!Thought I might like to be set right?No, no! Spoke without thinking! said Claud hastily. I know you dont!

I must own, too, that I cant be astonished at his being vexed to death over this business. It is excessively awkward! However, he doesnt lay the blame for that at my door: you mustnt think that!I should think not indeed! exclaimed Anthea between amusement and indignation. How could he possibly do so?No, very true, my love! agreed Mrs Darracott. I thought that myself, but it did put me on the fidgets when Richmond said he wanted to see me, because in general, you know, things I never even heard about turn out to be my fault.

A jaw like a mastiffs, a frame like a giants, eyes like two daggers, a smile like a tigers snarl,Bernard murmured.Aye, he is all that!! Master Herbert said.A murrain be on him! And when I came to him,what did I do? I did bow in all politeness, yet stiffly withal to show him Id not brook his surliness.I did hear ye did bow so low that your head came below your knees,Bernard said.

He then, with great presence of mind, put a stop to any further recriminations by kissing her; and his indignant betrothed, apparently feeling that he was too deeply sunk in depravity to be reclaimable, abandoned (for the time being, at all events) any further attempt to bring him to a sense of his iniquity.

One minute he stood transfixed, the next he uttered a crushing oath, and took a hasty stride forward. Mr Ringwood, recovering from his own stupefaction, closed with him, just as George, flushing vividly, sprang to his

Sir William was also startled, but when Vicky smiled at him, rather in the manner of an engaging street-urchin, his countenance relaxed slightly, and he asked her what she was doing with herself now that she had come home to live.Well it all depends, she replied seriously.Sir William had no daughters, but only his memories of his sisters to guide him, so he said that he had no doubt she was a great help to her mother, arranging flowers, and that kind of thing.Oh no, only if its that sort of a day! said Vicky.Sir William was still turning this remark over in his mind when the butler came in to announce that dinner was served.

But it is infamous that they have not told you!’ declared Eustacie. ‘Je n’en reviendrai jamais!’‘If it’s all the same to you, miss, I’d just as soon you’d talk in a Christian language,’ said Mr. Stubbs.