It's all very romantic," Gabriel said, and then frowned. "Or it would be, if my brother could get a word out without sounding like a choking frog. I fear he will not go down in history as one of the world's greatest wooers of women.

“Without him, [Nate] she was completely alone in the world. There was no one at …”

“THE INFERNAL DEVICES ARE WITHOUT PITY.THE INFERNAL DEVICES ARE WITHOUT REGRET.T…”

“The only time people turned to watch her go by was when she hurtled past them a…”

“We should go back inside," she said, in a half whisper. She did not want to go …”