Arabella


71 "You may think it very odd of me, but I have always thought it would be so romantic to elope!"
Arabella proposing to Robert Beaumaris

111 In which book do the following canines appear, and who is the owner of each?
Bouncer, Lufra, Ulysses, Pug, Duke
Ulysses, Robert Beaumaris
See also The Reluctant Widow (Bouncer, Nicky Carlyon)
See also Frederica (Lufra, Jessamy Merriville)
See also Friday's Child (Pug, Lady Saltash)
See also Pistols for Two: Bath Miss (Duke, Nan Massingham)

112 "I shouldn't wonder if he hasn't a suspicion he's a dead bore: in face, he can't have! Stands to reason: wouldn't prose on as he does, if he knew it!"
Sir Geoffrey Morecambe talking to Mr WArkworth about Lord Bridlington

189 "Her ladyship awaited him with a bosom swelling beneath its rich covering of purple satin...."
Lady Bridlington is waiting for Robert Beaumaris at Arabella's come-out

201 "My pantaloons,..... are knitted, and so adapt themselves reasonably well to my wishes."
Robert Beaumaris speaking to his grandmother

211 "You are not only an ill-favoured specimen, but you have all the faults of the underbred: toadeating, duplicity, and impudence!"
Robert Beaumaris speaking to Ulysses, that ill-favoured caninc foisted upon him by Arabella

263 Name three mothers that meet all of the following criteria:
  • at least one of her children is 18 years of age or "out"
  • she is living and we "meet" her in the book
  • her child is a major character in the book
  • the book she is in is a Heyer regency
  • she is an admirable, sensible woman, a good mother, not silly
You must name one with a daughter, one with a son, and one more
Mrs Tallant
See also Charity Girl (Lady Wroxton)
See also The Nonesuch (Lady Lindeth)
See also Quiet Gentleman (Mrs Morville)
See also Sylvester (Elizabeth, Duchess of Salford)
See also The Toll-Gate (Mrs Staples)

281 "Time had done more to enlarge her figure than her mind"
This is a masterful description of Lady Bridlington

290 There is a connection between A Civil Contract and Arabella. Please identify it. It is a specific, small thing, not something like similar plotline or hero type (which isn't the case anyway).
Mr. Beaumaris sees Arabella staring at the Elgin marbles and in A Civil Contract, Mr. Chawleigh is somewhat scornful of the acquisition of the Elgin marbles. Also, the name of Mr. Beaumaris' butler is "Brough" and the name of Adam's good friend is "Viscount Brough".
See also A Civil Contract

316 Two Heyer characters discuss "Prolegomena ad Homerum", who are they?
Robert Beaumaris and Reverend Tallant

327 Mr and Mrs Watchet act as butler and housekeeper in whose Wimbledon home?
They work for the Dowager Duchess of Wigan

331 Which GH heroine wore too much jewelry, and which set a fashion by wearing too little?
Jenny from A Civil Contract wore too much and Arabella set a fashion by wearing too little.

333 Give the names of two cravat styles invented by Heyer heroes, the heroes who invented them, and the books in which they appear.
Variation on an Original Theme is the name Mr. Beaumaris mockingly gives one of his inventions
See also The Corinthian (Wyndham Fall was invented by Sir Richard "Beau" Wyndham)
See also The Quiet Gentleman (The Desborough tie was invented by Gervase Frant, Earl of St. Erth)
See also The Quiet Gentleman (The Stanyon Fall (or Earthquake a la St. Erth) was also invented (though not yet perfected) by Gervase)



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