Norma Darcy > Quotes

“WHAT CAN YOU HAVE found at Holme to entertain you all this time?” complained Sir Julius, looking at his friend through his quizzing glass. His lordship had come down to London on business. Within the hour, news of his arrival had reached a good number of his acquaintances. He had been invited to dine by three particular friends, and a note had been brought around to his house asking him to present himself at his mother’s house as a matter of urgency. Having been in London several days and having failed to abide by her wishes, the earl was bracing himself for an imminent visit from the countess. As his lordship had a very fair notion of what his mother wished to ask him about, he was much relieved to have found Sir Julius upon his doorstep instead.”
― Norma Darcy, The Bluestocking and the Rake

“You may not approve, Mama, but for the first time in my life, I have found someone who makes me smile, someone whose absence from a room makes me sad, someone whose eyes seek mine when there is a good joke to be shared. For the first time in my life I wonder what it would be like to hold that person when I am old and gray. And that, in my experience, is a most promising start. Now, if you will excuse me, I must go.”
― Norma Darcy