“For pity's sake, you are lying in a coffin, Mrs. Crofton. Unless you wish to be buried, I strongly suggest that you resurrect yourself immediately.”

“I have often sat in that chair behind my desk and wondered how you would look lying naked here on this sofa. It was a form of self-inflicted torture." “Good heavens”

“When you are rich and powerful, no one will challenge you to your face or give you a chance to explain yourself. All the whispers are behind your back. You are left with no means of clearing your own name. And after a while you realize there is no point in even attempting to do so. No one wants the truth. All anyone wants is the chance to add more fuel to the fires of gossip. The whispers become so loud that sometimes you think you will drown in them.”

“I would walk into hell to keep you safe.”

“I will love you all the days of my life and beyond.”

“Of course I won't go alone. I shall take my maid." "No," Sebastian said. "You will take me.”

“Has some married man asked you to be his mistress? If so, give me his name and I will see to it that he disappears.”