K.J. Charles
Definitely the end of Cotillion by Georgette Heyer. Kitty has been using the underestimated and utterly unheroic pink of the Ton Freddy to make handsome rake Jack jealous, getting into all sorts of scrapes in the process. Finally Jack proposes; Kitty turns him down; and Freddy speaks at last...
"You don't feel you could marry me instead? Got no brains, of course, and I ain't a handsome fellow like Jack, but I love you. Don't think I could ever love anyone else. Daresay it ain't any use telling you but--well, there it is!"
Freddy is appalled at 'romance-hero' behaviour. His qualifications as hero come down to unfailing courtesy, decency, and deep kindness. So this gloriously understated declaration carries as much emotion in the context of the character as the wildest excesses of Heathcliff...and Freddy does it *politely*.
"You don't feel you could marry me instead? Got no brains, of course, and I ain't a handsome fellow like Jack, but I love you. Don't think I could ever love anyone else. Daresay it ain't any use telling you but--well, there it is!"
Freddy is appalled at 'romance-hero' behaviour. His qualifications as hero come down to unfailing courtesy, decency, and deep kindness. So this gloriously understated declaration carries as much emotion in the context of the character as the wildest excesses of Heathcliff...and Freddy does it *politely*.
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Just finished A Fashionable Indulgence, which I thoroughly enjoyed, and can't wait for A Seditious Affair and A Gentleman's Position (or, for that matter, for the next Think of England novel)! Any chance of a 0.5 about Ash and Francis? My friend and I have been swooning over them since their first appearance. Thanks for sharing your wonderful books!
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K.J. Charles:
Hi KJ! I love your work! I tried to save An Unnatural Vice but only held off for a week. Now I'm periodically thinking "Is it October yet?? Ugh it's still June..." My question is about Jo, will they get a story? The mystery/suspense in your stories is so good, Jo's psychometry (?) would be so cool to read about in that context. Thanks again! You're really great!
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