Miss Thane turned her head to look up at Sir Tristram. 'I wish you will tell me what you did,' she said. 'You were not on the Brighton mail, were you? Is it possible that you rode here ?' 'No,'...

I wish you will rid yourself of this nonsensical notion that I disapprove of you.' 'But do you not?' inquired Miss Thane, turning her head. He stopped two stairs below her, and stood looking up at...

Sally, I swear you're an angel!' he declared. 'Anything less angelic than her conduct during the past half-hour I have yet to see,' observed Sir Tristram.

Eustacie drew a deep breath. 'I see that I have misjudged you, Cousin Tristram,' she said handsomely. 'One must make reparation, . I will marry you.' 'Thank you,' said Sir Tristram, 'but the matter...

In my back bedchamber, sir,' said Nye loudly. 'I always house smugglers there to be handy for the riding-officers.

Help a smuggler!' said Miss Thane in shocked accents. 'My good man, do you know that you are addressing the sister of a Justice of the Peace? Let me tell you that my brother, who is in the house at...

To tell you the truth,' repeated Sarah coldly, 'she had a fright, and the bandboxes broke loose.' 'What frightened her?' 'A Headless Horseman,' said Sarah. He was frowning again. 'Headless Horseman?...

It is a long time now since I have been able to look at you without thinking how very beautiful you are,' said Sir Tristram simply. 'Oh!' said Miss Thane, blushing, 'you forget yourself! Do pray,...

Miss Thane gazed at him with an expression of outrage in her face, and said: 'Tristram, are you daring – actually daring – to choose this out of all other moments to make me an offer?' 'Yes,'...

Damn this curst family nose!' said Ludovic. 'It'll ruin me yet.' 'That's what I'm thinking,' agreed Bundy.

Them Frenchies!' 'Unchristian, that's what I call 'em,' responded Mr. Stubbs severely. 'I fair compassionate that wench.

He was not at the moment in very good odour at Bow Street. Such epithets as Blockhead and Blunderer had been used in connection with his last case. 'Jeremiah Stubbs, miss,' said the Runner. 'I am here...

Unfortunately, you, Sir Tristram, knowing nothing of me, and being possessed of a tyrannical disposition – I beg your pardon?' 'I did not speak,' replied Sir Tristram, eyeing her frostily. Miss...

But it is infamous that they have not told you!' declared Eustacie. 'Je n'en reviendrai jamais!''If it's all the same to you, miss, I'd just as soon you'd talk in a Christian language,' said Mr....

Yes, but if you cannot clear your name, what then are we to do?" she demanded."Forget we ever met!" said Ludovic with a groan.This Spartan resolve did not commend itself to Eustacie at all. Two large...

Sir Tristram was contemplating with grim misgiving the prospect of encountering vivacity at the breakfast-table for the rest of his life...