" [Frederica[ is the best person I know!' He added with unexpected naïveté: 'I daresay that seems an odd thing to say of one's sister, but it's true, and I'm not ashamed to say so! She may not be a *beauty*, like Charis, but she's - she's -'

'Worth a dozen of Charis!' supplied his lordship.

'Yes, by Jupiter, she is!' said Jessamy, his eyes kindling. "

― Georgette Heyer , Frederica