Can I fetch you something, madam? A cup of tea?’
In the old days she’d have been ‘miss’ and he’d have offered her a cocktail.

I like you in green,’ he said. ‘You look as if you’re a very beautiful imp.’


Some women will do anything for a glass of champagne and a safe bed.

Reticence was clearly a national characteristic, even if the other person spoke French.

He tasted of whisky and his skin was rough where he hadn’t shaved, but Mirabelle kissed him back.

So what if she wasn’t a pushover? So what if she had some mettle and didn’t wear her heart on her sleeve? She had done everything she had done for the best. For king and country.