Clara Benson > Quotes

“uncomfortably conscious that women of her age did not generally hide in cupboards drinking whisky”
― Clara Benson, The Incident at Fives Castle

“I set fire to his bed one night while he was in it. I’d be obliged if you wouldn’t mention that, though, as they never found out who did it, but the police got involved and things were rather unpleasant at school for a while.”
― Clara Benson, The Incident at Fives Castle

“lugubrious for that. I say, isn’t “lugubrious”
― Clara Benson, The Murder at Sissingham Hall

“Tea!’ I said. ‘Our comfort and our joy. If England should ever fall and the race be all but wiped out, it is certain that the last few surviving Englishmen will be found at some faraway outpost, drinking tea as though nothing had happened!”
― Clara Benson, Angela Marchmont Mysteries: Books 1-3 (The Murder at Sissingham Hall, The Mystery at Underwood House, The Treasure at Poldarrow Point)

“He was a bon-vivant perched at the very pinnacle of society, although nobody could quite say how he had achieved this position, since he did not seem to be celebrated for anything in particular.”
― Clara Benson, A Case of Blackmail in Belgravia

“maudlin”
― Clara Benson, A Case of Perplexity in Piccadilly

“raiments”
― Clara Benson, A Case of Suicide in St. James's

“unedifying”
― Clara Benson, A Case of Robbery on the Riviera

“have a squint”
― Clara Benson, A Case of Duplicity in Dorset

“restorative.”
― Clara Benson, A Case of Robbery on the Riviera

“celerity,”
― Clara Benson, A Case of Perplexity in Piccadilly

“victuals,”
― Clara Benson, A Case of Suicide in St. James's

“impedimenta.”
― Clara Benson, A Case of Perplexity in Piccadilly

“He really was insufferably rude. They were both in a bad”
― Clara Benson, The Stolen Letter

“vouchsafed”
― Clara Benson, A Case of Suicide in St. James's

“fatuous”
― Clara Benson, A Case of Suicide in St. James's

“alacrity.”
― Clara Benson, A Case of Robbery on the Riviera

“fulsome”
― Clara Benson, A Case of Robbery on the Riviera

“fulsomely.”
― Clara Benson, A Case of Robbery on the Riviera

“squiffy”
― Clara Benson, A Case of Perplexity in Piccadilly

“obeisance”
― Clara Benson, A Case of Suicide in St. James's

“came a cropper”
― Clara Benson, A Case of Suicide in St. James's

“everything that a person does, or says, or thinks, causes that person to change—even if it’s just a little bit at a time. And then after many years, all those little changes can add up to a big change.”
― Clara Benson, Angela Marchmont Mysteries: Books 1-3 (The Murder at Sissingham Hall, The Mystery at Underwood House, The Treasure at Poldarrow Point)

“mountebank”
― Clara Benson, A Case of Robbery on the Riviera

“how can I help it if I happen to be”
― Clara Benson, The Riddle at Gipsy's Mile

“haut monde”
― Clara Benson, A Case of Perplexity in Piccadilly

“ineffable”
― Clara Benson, A Case of Robbery on the Riviera

“butter would not melt in her mouth.”
― Clara Benson, A Case of Duplicity in Dorset

“appurtenances”
― Clara Benson, A Case of Robbery on the Riviera

“insouciance”
― Clara Benson, A Case of Perplexity in Piccadilly