Katie shook her head in dismay. “I thought being poor was the worst thing that could happen to a girl.”

“No, Katie,” the countess said in a clear voice. “The worst thing is to be in love with one man and have to marry another.”

—Katie O'Reilly to the Countess of Marbury

Jina Bacarr

Mots clés romance irish titanic historical 1912 countess edwardian

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To be clever in the afternoon argues that one is dining nowhere in the evening.

Saki

Mots clés humor aphorism edwardian

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There are few hours in life more agreeable than the ceremony known as afternoon tea

Henry James

Mots clés classics afternoon-tea edwardian

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