“I do wish Slumtrimpet could do something about undermining that young woman's sense of the ridiculous.”

“Odd, said Miss Pettigrew conversationally, 'the undermining effect of flowers on a woman's common sense.”

“I feel that I have to do everything better just to be judged as okay. It is something I wish I could let go of. It's something that I wish just wasn't there.”

“You're not a man. You're their lackey. I don't care about you, or your brother, or your ridiculous organization. From now on, I shall do exactly as I wish and you cannot stop me. Do not follow. Do not watch. Do not even attempt to contact me or you'll be sorry indeed. Do you understand?”

“The Brigadier had no wish to shake hands with the improbable young man in the ridiculous frock-coat.”

“There is something powerfully beguiling about the excited eyes of a young woman. They can pull all manner of nonsense out of a foolish young man, and I was no exception to this rule.”