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But perhaps peace was not in a place but within one's self.
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A good book is like a good friend, do you know, Lacey? One you can turn to when the night is cold and you are lonely. And there is old Herodotus, standing ready to regale me with tales of his travels.
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The room was rather anonymous, with fashionable upholstered Sheraton chairs in a salmon-colored stripe and studded wood, salmon-colored swags on the windows, and cream silk on the walls. Nothing personal marred the room, as though the house's inhabitants had ordered the furnishing to be as elegant yet innocuous as possible.
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Perhaps the choice was neither right nor wrong. It only existed.
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I have never been married. The married women of my acquaintance rarely speak of their husbands at all, except as a nuisance to be borne.
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He shook his head. "Not a bit of it. When I arrived, I was small and dark and ugly. The perfect quarry for every bully. And then, one day, I grew tired of it. I had discovered that sarcasm and wit could be far more effective than fists. The duller-brained the boy, the more others laughed at my bons mots. And so I became a nasty bit of goods in my own way, fighting with words where I could not fight with fists."
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A good book is like a good friend, do you know, Lacey? One you can turn to when the night is cold and you are lonely.
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I returned to my rooms, enraged and no further forward. Yesterday, I had believed that Denis murdered Horne, but after meeting him, I changed my conclusion.
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pugilist who won every match was dull, she
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percipience.
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A gentleman does not openly work for pay, does he?
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Things could crawl at you out of the dark and hurt you again and again. The past did not always stay dead.
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Sometimes there is no comfort, only the knowledge that the worst has happened
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life-lessons
knowledge
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men are who they are. We try to make them into something they are not, and then are astonished when they turn out not to be what we wanted. We betray ourselves.
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Others rioted simply because it focused their anger and disgust at something other than the tediousness of their lives.
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Marriage is not always bliss, but it does not have to ruin one completely." Donata sighed."
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Sebastian
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most, even at my young age of nine and twenty, and the
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at the wide wooden table, sharpening my knives. A cook's knives are her greatest asset, and if they go dull, they are no use at all and should be replaced. As decent knives are hideously expensive, I kept mine in good repair. I did not trust anyone with
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Hmm," I said. "Nuisance" at least sounded affectionate. My wife had been alternately terrified of or furious with me." --
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My father tolerated no dramatics of any kind. I'm not certain which is more devilish uncomfortable--too many emotions or none at all.
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You are right," Josette said softly. "I am devoted"
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But the world turned, and it changed, and eventually all tyrants fell to become dust.
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I was torn between anger and amusement.
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No, I will drag you to the Thames and throw you in. Let the watermen fish you out. They will if you offer them enough coin." He swallowed. "You are mad enough to do it." "I am. If I discover that you have spoken to her of this matter in any way, I advise you to dress in the suit you most wish to ruin."
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will. You convey your exact thoughts, which is a reason people trust you. You never say one thing and think another." "Many would call that rudeness."
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What bloody man is that, sir?" I tossed the paper in the grate, though there was no fire on this warm summer day. "Bartholomew, you are quoting from Macbeth, did you know? King Duncan in the first scene, which is ominous. He died rather horribly soon after."
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I admired Grenville's ability to brush aside bad encounters and continue serenely with his day, as though no one could possibly upset him. Perhaps he was practiced because he'd been raised to it, but I'd never learned the art of it, and doubted I ever would.
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I reflected as I walked that I had come to Berkshire to find peace, and so far, it had eluded me. But perhaps peace was not in a place but within one's self. In that case, I might never find it. There was little at peace inside Gabriel Lacey.
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well as street vendors crying their wares. The mob had
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Louisa had been right about one thing. Many gentlemen took mistresses after they were married. It seemed almost expected. Society marriages often occurred because two families wanted to increase their power or wealth. A poor aristocrat married a rich nabob's daughter; the daughter of an impoverished baron married a wealthy merchant. Even better, wealthy nobility married each other.
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The summer day had turned hot, and I was sweating by the time I reached Russel Street and turned again to Covent Garden.
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Lie still, it said. If you do not rise, do not move, nothing can hurt you. Simply do nothing, say nothing, be nowhere.
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I also thought about Lady Breckenridge. After a heartbreak last year, I was not in the mood to fall in love with another lady, but Lady Breckenridge had demanded nothing of me.
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stay. I nearly asked to see her again. Just to talk, I wanted to say. To talk to someone who enjoys listening.
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When one is lonely, one does foolish things.
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Did I envy a man who could afford to throw away an expensive piece of paper on a short note, or think him a fool?
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Did I envy a man who could afford to throw away an expensive piece of paper on a short note, or think him a fool? In any case, I carefully tore the clean end of the sheet from the written area and tucked it into my drawer to save for my own letters.
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Fletcher shrugged. "Science and mathematics are all the rage, you know. But who has time for good old Horace?" --
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She ate with good manners, using the knife in the French way to push things onto her fork. She
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Mrs. Bennington's dramatic expression faded, and she made a face, much like a girl who has been given porridge when she expected thick ham.
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He was no doubt correct. "Greed is all-consuming," I remarked. He laughed. "You poor idiot. The day of the gentleman is over. Only those with money will matter, only those who can pay will command respect and attention. You are puffed with pride because of your so-called honor, but your honor will disappear. Wealth will become honor, and I will have all of it." His smile widened. "You are not answering, Captain? What is the matter?" My vo..
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Some of us were born to work and others to keep the devil amused.
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Greed can destroy so much," Sir Montague nodded."
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