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

Tag: 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

Tag: humor aphorism edwardian

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

Henry James

Tag: classics afternoon-tea edwardian

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