And Poppy, remember that somed...
And Poppy, remember that someday you will meet a frog who will turn into a handsome prince.' 'Good,' Beatrix said. 'Because all she's met so far are princes who turn into frogs.' 'Mr. Bayning is not a frog,' Poppy protested. 'You're right,' Beatrix said. 'That was very unfair to frogs, who are lovely creatures.
I want you any way I can get y...
I want you any way I can get you. Not because you're beautiful or clever or kind or adorable, although devil knows you're all those things. I want you because there's no one else like you, and I don't ever want to start a day without seeing you.
Do you know what a balance whe...
Do you know what a balance wheel is?Ђќ She shook her head slightly. 'There's one in every clock or watch. It rotates back and forth without stopping. It's what makes the ticking sound...what makes the hands move forward to mark the minutes. Without it, the watch wouldn't work. You're my balance wheel, Poppy.Ђќ -Harry Rutledge
I have so much love for you, I...
I have so much love for you, I could fill rooms with it. Buildings. You're surrounded by it wherever you go, you walk through it, breathe it...it's in your lungs, and under your tongue, and between your fingers and toes...Ђќ His mouth moved passionately over hers, urging her lips apart. It was a kiss to level mountains and shake stars from the sky. It was a kiss to make angels faint and demons weep...a passionate, demanding, soul-searing kiss that nearly knocked the earth off its axis. Or at least that was how Pop
Captain Phelan,Ђќ Cam asked, c...
Captain Phelan,Ђќ Cam asked, choosing his words with care. 'Have you come to ask for our consent to marry Beatrix?Ђќ Christopher shook his head. 'If I decide to marry Beatrix, I'll do it with or without your consent.Ђќ Leo looked at Cam. 'Good God,Ђќ he said in disgust. 'This one's worse than Harry.
After a universal silence, Leo...
After a universal silence, Leo was the first to speak. 'Did anyone else noticeЂ'Ђќ 'Yes,Ђќ Catherine said. 'What do you make of it?Ђќ 'I haven't decided yet.Ђќ Leo frowned and took a sip of port. 'He's not someone I would pair Bea with.Ђќ 'Whom would you pair her with?Ђќ 'Hanged if I know,Ђќ Leo said. 'Someone with similar interests. The local veterinarian, perhaps?Ђќ 'He's eighty-three years old and deaf,Ђќ Catherine said. 'They would never argue,Ђќ Leo pointed out.
Beatrix puts a distance betwee...
Beatrix puts a distance between herself and the rest of the world. She's very engaging, but also quite private in nature. I see the same qualities in Captain Phelan.Ђќ 'Yes,Ђќ Amelia said. 'You're absolutely right, Catherine. Put that way, the match does seem more appropriate.Ђќ 'I still have reservations,Ђќ Leo said. 'You always do,Ђќ Amelia replied. 'If you'll recall, you objected to Cam in the beginning, but now you've accepted him.Ђќ 'That's because the more brothers-in-law I acquire,Ђќ
You don't annoy me.Ђќ Carefull...
You don't annoy me.Ђќ Carefully he rebuttoned the placket of her shirt. 'I thought you did, at first. But now I realize it was more like the feeling you get when your foot's been asleep. And when you start moving, the blood coming back into it is uncomfortable . . . but also good. Do you understand what I mean?Ђќ 'Yes. I make your feet tingle.Ђќ A smile came to his lips. 'Among other things.
Of all the Hathaway sisters,Ђќ...
Of all the Hathaway sisters,Ђќ Cam said equably, 'Beatrix is the one most suited to choose her own husband. I trust her judgment.Ђќ Beatrix gave him a brilliant smile. 'Thank you, Cam.Ђќ 'What are you thinking?Ђќ Leo demanded of his brother-in-law. 'You can't trust Beatrix's judgment.Ђќ 'Why not?Ђќ 'She's too young,Ђќ Leo said. 'I'm twenty-three,Ђќ Beatrix protested. 'In dog years I'd be dead.
We assured Phelan that we were...
We assured Phelan that we were more than happy to let him have you and your menagerie,Ђќ Leo retorted. 'After that, he said he needed to think.Ђќ 'About what?Ђќ Beatrix demanded. 'What is there to think about? Why is it taking him so long to make a decision?Ђќ 'He's a man, dear,Ђќ Amelia explained kindly. 'Sustained thinking is very difficult for them.
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