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Vain and pretentious, Quentin Quigley is not the marrying sort; he would rather write a novel than inherit his father's estate. Unfortunately, his father and his aunt have other ideas, and the return of his estranged brothers brings to light a secret that threatens to tear the family apart. Author William Stafford returns to historical fiction with this light-hearted Regency romp.

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Publié par	Andrews UK
Date de parution	03 décembre 2015
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781785383458
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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Tîe Page                         î Pubîser ïnormaîon                  îî

Quenîn                          1 Quack                           7 Quesîon                         12 Quandary                        18 Queasy                          25 Quenees                        29 QuaîIed                         36 Quîckenîng                       42 Quoîs                          58 Quams                         64 Quaîîes                         69 Quaf                           75 Quîdnunc                        89 Query                          100 Ques                           108 Quîre                           118 Quadrîe                        124 Quoabîîy                       133 Quagmîre                        142 Quîs                           149

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Quoits and Quotability

Wîîam Saford

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“ï îs a ru unîversay overooked a a young man wî a orune mus be—” Mus be mus be Wa? Quenîn Quîgey rew down îs quî în rusraîon He baed up e see o paper and ossed î over îs souder o and among so many o îs kînd a ad aready me an îdenîca ae He sared a e new see on îs desk, bank and prîsîne and rendered a e more sarky dazzîng by e sunîg pourîng în rom e wîndow he res o e amîîa esae was enjoyîng an agreeabe spe o sunsîne bu, îg în îs usy garre, e younges o Squîre Quîgey’s sons was pursuîng otîer ambîîons No or îm e sîmpe, resoraîve peasure o e sun’s warm on e ace No or îm e vugar pasîmes o e common ok; e coud ear em now, payîng some game or oer în e sabe yard, eîr ceers, jeers and coarse anguage rîsîng on e o aîr and assauîng îs sensîîve ears even în îs oty remove ï was no wonder e was unabe o concenrae and make eadway wî e openîng senence o îs ree-voume nove Yes, a mus be î: e ow peope în e esae’s empoy were makîng î împossîbe or îs mînd o see ï was însuferabe ïnsupporabe! Furer o wîc, wrîîng paper was expensîve Quenîn rose He adjused îs rock coa, wîc was cu sor a e ron ater e aes asîon; e îked e way î made îs egs seem onger He donned a a o back sîk newy deîvered rom ondon, peraps e ony one o îs kînd în e couny He was deermîned o ave srong words wî ose rowdy, base eows, o break up eîr recreaîon and send em back o eîr abours or wîc, îndeed, ey were beîng paîd He paused a a ookîng gass on a andîng o ensure e se o îs jaw was jus so O a e Squîre’s progeny, î was young Quenîn wo ook mos ater e moer, îs ree eder broers beîng arge, robus specîmens wî îck necks and barre cess and unruy uts o red aîr sprouîng jus abou everywere e eye coud see

Unîke em, Quenîn was sîg o buîd and a îe beow e average eîg or a ad o nîneeen Hîs aîr was back; e wore î ong and î ung în naura curs a were e envy o a e young adîes o e regîon wo were orced o russ up eîr resses în coîs o paper în order o acîeve anyîng approacîng e same efec Hîs eyes were arge and a pîercîng kîngIser bue, and îs nose, aoug a îe on e arge sîde wen vîewed în proIe, bearîng e sarp anguarîy o a scooroom se square, ye, wen seen rom e ron, ad an aogeer srîkîng efec în conjuncîon wî e srong cîn and e îg ceekbones he gaunness o îs counenance was sotened by an abundance o cury eyeases and, wen e dîsposîîon ook îm, by an arresîng smîe a reaed e onooker o Lases o îs perecy sraîg, brîîany wîe ee, makîng e woe exceedîngy andsome îndeed Bu ere was o be no smîîng în e younges Quîgey’s near uure He woud ave î ou wî ose ruians and send em packîng – someîng îs aer e Squîre oug o do ïn Quenîn’s opînîon, îs aer was ar oo enîen and overy îndugen wî e workorce Quenîn supposed î was because e Squîre mîssed e buf socîey o îs eder sons, wo were a marrîed of and moved ou, eavîng e younges son and e sîre aone în e rambîng mansîon wî no common îneres o engender conversaîon Wîe e aer onged o speak o angîng and e un, e son was preoccupîed wî poery and waercoour skeces hîs dîsparîy în eîr îneress made or some exceedîngy du dînners and ed e Squîre, în îs ess generous moods, o quesîon e aîuness o îs dear, ae wîe SaîsIed a e appeared suicîeny sern, Quenîn srode roug e kîcens and ou îno e yard he dîn o e men’s merrîmen ad no abaed ï anyîng, ey were even more raucous – and îs was o e good, or o cac emin lagrantewas preerabe o comîng upon empost facto He urned e corner o e sabes and was presened wî e sîg o men cusered în a semî-cîrce, eîr backs o îm hey were encouragîng one a eîr cenre o ake îs row An arm

was raîsed îg above eîr eads, în îs and a orsesoe, eîcîîng a ceer a was swîty superseded by a respecu sîence as e payer prepared îmse and go îs eye în he row was made and e orsesoe î îs mark, curîng around a sake drîven îno e dîr he rower ceebraed bu e men dîd no; ey ad os a good dea o money by îs resu “Wa îs e meanîng o îs?” Quenîn demanded wî e backs o îs Ingers pressed agaîns îs îps “hîs dreadu racke mus desîs a once!” he men broke up Someone muered ‘ï’s e îe prînce’ bu Quenîn afeced no o ear heîr parîng reveaed e îdenîy o e vîcorîous osser: an edery man în a powdered wîg and wrînked sockîngs a accenuaed e bandîness o îs emacîaed egs “Faer!” e young Quîgey crîed în dîsmay “Wa o, my boy!” e Squîre suled around bu remaîned în an îneegany unced posure “Kîndy rerîeve my ucky soe or me, woud you? Ony ï do no seem abe o sand up sraîg agaîn” A îs, e men snîckered bu mos dîd eîr bes o concea eîr amusemen heîr empoyer’s bad back wen în some way o compensae or eîr consîderabe osses Quenîn cas a supercîîous eye around e workers He dîsmîssed em, ater a cur remînder a ey oug o remember ow orunae ey were even o be aowed roug e gaes hey suled away wî soured expressîons and e pejoraîve epîe ‘îe prînce’ was uered a ew more îmes Ony wen ey ad depared dîd e son approac e aer Remonsraîon mus waî unî ey were bo îndoors and no onger a specace or e ower orders “ï canno budge an înc!” Squîre Quîgey excaîmed “ï am quîe ben doube îke a quesîon mark” “Come, aer,” Quenîn wîspered “To e ouse” “Aas, ï am suck,” e od man crîed “Even e mere oug o

removîng myse rom îs spo gîves rîse o e mos excrucîaîng agony” Quenîn samped îs oo wî împaîence, aware ey were e objec o rîdîcue and wîspered commenary “ï’ ep you, sîr,” saîd a gruf bu no unpeasan voîce Approacîng rom e sabe doorway was Francîs, e and “ha won’ be necessary,” saîd Quenîn “ï înk î be,” saîd Francîs, pacîng îs roug ands on e Squîre’s îps “We mus wak îm îke a ame oa” Quenîn busered bu ed îs ongue wen e saw ow îs aer responded o e sabe and’s ouc Paînsakîng progress was made oward e Frenc wîndows o e drawîng room, wî Quenîn eadîng în a augy, unerea gaî, wîe e sabe and and e Squîre suled beînd, îke a man sîtîng a saue As soon as ey were îndoors, Quenîn cosed e wîndow and drew e eavy curaîns across em, cuîng of e sunîg and pungîng e room îno goom Francîs owered e od man ono a caîse, îtîng ose spîndy egs he Squîre ooked îke an overurned beee wî îs îmbs în e aîr “You may eave us,” Quenîn saîd, îg-îpped Francîs dîpped îs ead and ouced îs oreock “ï reckon e as need o e docor” “hank you!” Quenîn snapped “ï coud ec îm, î you îke” “Are you sî ere?” “Sîr” Francîs backed away, sîpped beween e curaîns and ou Exasperaed, Quenîn pînced îs sarp nose and sook îs dark ocks “hîs îs wa comes o payîng games,” e casîsed îs aer “You are no buî or suc pursuîs and now you pay e prîce” On îs back, e Squîre auged, despîe e paîn î broug îm “On e conrary, my boy hose eows paîd e prîce Do you know, ï ave cos em eac a day’s wages! ha wî eac em no o ake on e ormer campîon o e couny, wa! ïn my day, quoîs were a e rage bu ï was undeeaed e me e you—”

Quenîn urned îs back He ooked a a cînk o îg a e curaîns, et by e sabe and on îs deparure “You woud îke e docor o ca, ï suppose” “ha mounebank! He sa wan payîng, you know” “You may use your wînnîngs, and e î be a esson o you” he Squîre appeared even more paîned by e oss o îs gaîns “My wîe îs dead,” e gruned “Wa mean you?” “ï mean a e posîîon o one wo may nag me o wîîn an înc o my îe dîed wî er You are merey my son – my younges son – and you soud compor yourse accordîngy” “ï we are ere o ak abou compormen—” “Sîrra!” e Squîre aemped o sî up A wînge ran roug îm and e swore Red-aced and breaess, e ay back “Fec me e caraan Percance e as some pouîce or poîon mîg assuage my dîscomor” “ï’ send—” “No, sîrra; you yourse sa go ï îs pas îme you made yourse useu around e pace Now, go And do no arry here îs someîng o grea împor we mus dîscuss upon your reurn and my recovery” More an a îe sung by îs aer’s admonîîons, e younges Quîgey et e drawîng room A rîde o e vîage requîred a cange o coîng He sîpped up o îs room and excanged îs rock coa or îs rîdîng jacke and îs back rousers or îs rîdîng breeces He escewed e rîdîng a; e preerred e ee o e wînd roug îs aîr Suîed and booed, e wen ou o e sabes were, o îs surprîse, Francîs ad îs orse sadded and ready “ï coud sî go or you,” e sabe and ofered, eadîng e saîon rom e sa “On my Saan?” Quenîn sneered “ï don’ înk so” “No, sîr; ï’d ake e dun mare, o course” Quenîn snaced e reîns “ï sa go Saan îs e swîtes orse în e couny”

“ha e be, sîr” Francîs gave e orse’s back îde an apprecîaîve sroke Quenîn suddered as î e and ad brused îs own person Francîs opened e door and Quenîn ed e orse ou îno e sunîg A pacîd beas a res, Saan’s nosrîs quîvered în anîcîpaîon o exercîse and open counry Quenîn sepped îno a sîrrup and mouned e sadde he sabe and was ookîng up a îm în wa mîg be perceîved as admîraîon Quenîn e some kînd o acknowedgmen was due “hank you,” e nodded Saan roed prîmy across e yard and aong e ong drîve o e maîn gaes he sabe and’s ace remaîned în Quenîn’s îmagînaîon or quîe a wîe he împerînence! ookîng a me în a manner! ï was no good; e woud ave o be dîsmîssed Ou on e open road, Saan canered appîy, gad o be ree o e sabe’s conInes on suc a gorîousy sunny day he rîder, oo, was no îmmune o e weaer’s carms Quenîn îed îs ace o e sky, reveîng în e rays and e coo aîr agaîns îs ceeks he vîage o îe Quîgey ay Ive mîes aead – î one suck o e beaen rack, a îs Conound a, e rîder sneered He knew o a sor cu across e sward and roug e woods a woud ose wo mîes a eas and save some precîous îme Faer was în agony and paîn brîngs one o say e mos aarmîng îngs he concern over payîng e docor, or exampe Peraps a was merey a wîs no o und cîcanery; e Squîre ed e medîca proessîon în conemp – we, every proessîon me wî îs dîsdaîn, come o înk o î And wa was a maer o împor e wîsed o dîscuss? Quenîn wracked îs braîns Hîs somac Lîpped; î was mos îkey e od, recurrîng probem: wen was e boy o be marrîed and o wom? Quenîn se îs jaw He urged Saan o speed up, seerîng îm rom e road and across e roîng expanse o grass oward e woods “Ya!” e boy crîed he rîde woud bow ese consîderaîons away îke dandeîon seeds în a breeze