Ernestina

“I see," said Harding. "And now will you try to tell me, Mrs Twining, exactly how you found Sir Arthur, when you went into the study, and what you dd?"
"I found him dead, Inspector," she replied calmly.”
― Georgette Heyer, The Unfinished Clue

“Motto"

In the dark times
Will there also be singing?
Yes, there will also be singing.
About the dark times.”
― Bertolt Brecht

“The way to get on with a cat is to treat it as an equal - or even better, as the superior it knows itself to be.”
― Elizabeth Peters, The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog

“Fay cast a strartled glance at the clock, and sprang up. "Heavens, it's past four! I must fly or Arthur will have a fit. He can't bear unpunctuality. Are you ready?"
"I'm ready," said Dinah, "but I shall dawdle for ten minutes for the good of Arthur's soul.”
― Georgette Heyer, The Unfinished Clue