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1 " Trust God to give you what you need when you need it. If you get it too early, you might misplace it. "
― Kristi Ann Hunter , An Elegant Façade (Hawthorne House, #2)
2 " Often, significant moments in life are only identifiable in hindsight, but every now and then something happens that announces its significance with trumpeted preamble and terrifying implications. "
3 " He would likely either leave engaged or unconscious, depending on how things went with Lady Miranda and her brothers. Women weren’t usually forgiving when they learned they’d been fooled, and men were rarely restrained when a sister felt her honor had been slighted. "
4 " If he didn’t know better, he would be convinced that there were actually two women of like name and appearance, switching places at will for the express purpose of driving him mad. "
5 " Please don’t shoot me, Jeffreys. I’m quite fond of this coat. ~Colin "
6 " Something was disturbing the normally unflappable duke, and being the good friend that he was, Colin couldn’t wait to hold it over the other man’s head. "
7 " Honestly, of all the unnecessary things her mother had taught her in the last eighteen years, she couldn’t have found two minutes to say, “A lady always brings something to occupy herself while she waits”? "
8 " Griffith - What do you know, Mr. McCrae?Colin - More than I should but not enough to say more than I have, Your Grace. "
9 " It was a shame, really, that one couldn’t go to the store and buy a play to watch at home like one could purchase a book. "
10 " Colin tried to remember if he’d prayed for the Lord to teach him patience recently because he could think of no other reason why God would constantly be throwing Lady Georgina into his path. "
11 " Perhaps that’s what he needed in this situation. A new perspective, particularly on from God. Yes, some time alone with God was exactly what this situation needed. "
