18 Quotes by Cindy Anstey

Come, my dear. This has been far too much excitement for me this morning. Feel an irresistible urge to stare at some roses and make notations.

Well met, my boy.” Uncle James’s voice still boomed despite the close proximity. “Sorry we were tardy; last-minute papers to deal with, you know. But never you mind, we are here now. And what a trail of happy gossips you have left meandering through the Gardens. You were easy to find. We simply followed the blathering nonsense and listened for the indignant harrumphs.

Bobbington seemed to be lost in thought. A lion dressed in a lavender bonnet would likely not have drawn his attention.

Prudent and practical, rational and restrained – all excellent sentiments. Though discreet and careful could be another approach.

Spencer’s brows furrowed and his gaze went from her hand to her mouth. The singular way in which he was staring made Juliana feel rather heady, as if she were about to float away.

Please, I do not wish to be rescued by a gentleman. Could you find a farmer or a shopkeep – anyone not of the gentry – and then do me a great favor of forgetting you saw me?

She was now overburdened with thoughts of tardiness and broken wheels while her solicitor’s emissary thought nothing of being mysterious.

Juliana shut her eyes again. She squeezed them so tightly that colors danced inside her head. Or was that because she wasn’t breathing? It could be either one.

Juliana was momentarily at a loss for words, a strange condition for her. It didn’t last long.