'The most unexpected thing in my life', Monsignor Parr broke in gently, 'was when a certain cab horse from Euston ran away'

From "Vainglory"

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2020-11-01

'There's a packet for Miss Hill ...
'Take it away. It's not for us.'
'I expect it's for me! Collins....Colline, Collina Hill.
I thought it was advisable not to give my own name at any of the shops ...'

From "Inclinations"

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2020-09-17

‘He’s from Avila, dear – the footman.’
‘What!’
‘Nothing classic – but oh!’ ‘Fresh and blonde?
I’ve seen him.’ ‘Such sep …’
‘Santiago be praised!’

From " Concerning the Eccentricities of Cardinal Pirelli"

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2020-04-30

“…properly managed, nothing need ever clash”

From “ Vainglory”

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2020-02-07

"I enjoy his music so much. There's an unrest in it all that I like. Sometimes he reaches to a pitch of life."

From "Vainglory"

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2020-01-18

" 'What a devil of a dream...' the avid belles would exclaim when he walked abroad, while impassioned widows would whisper 'Peach!'"

On Charlie Mouth in "Sorrow in Sunlight"

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2019-12-27