The Quiet Gentleman

5 "In fact," said ---- "had I broken my neck you would have been inconsolable." "No, I should not," said ---- bluntly. "But to say that I tried to contrive that you should, is the outside of enough! Break your neck indeed! In that paltry stream!": The Earl of St. Erth and his half-brother Martin Frant

24 "Try as I will, I *cannot* be romantic!": Drusilla Morville

36 Which Heyer novel mentioned "the banks of the Susquehanna," and in what context?: Drusilla Morville was recalling her parents' former plans to relocate to `the banks of Susquehanna' to form an intellectual community.

91 Name three people who "make it a rule to get over the heavy ground quickly," in the words of one.: [Captain Jack Morville, Miss Morville says to The Earl of St Erth] "I daresay there are several changes you will wish to make at Stanyon, but it is a favourite saying of my brother Jack's - my military brother - that one should always get over heavy ground as light as one can."
See also Black Sheep (Mr Wendover)
See also Friday's Child (Lord Carlyon)
See also The Reluctant Widow (Lord Carlyon)

169 "Nice thing it would be if we was to leave a swell mort like she is laying about at the bottom of the stairs for anyone to tread on as wasn't looking where they was going!": Mr Leek (a Bow Street Runner) talking about Drusilla Morville who has just fallen down the stairs

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 Morville
See also Arabella (Mrs Tallant)
See also Charity Girl (Lady Wroxton)
See also The Nonesuch (Lady Lindeth)
See also Sylvester (Elizabeth, Duchess of Salford)
See also The Toll-Gate (Mrs Staples)

274 Name nine pivotal characters that get injured through a shooting during the course of the book but survive.: Gervase Frant
See also The Black Moth (Jack Carstares)
See also Devil's Cub (Dominic Alastair)
See also The Grand Sophy (Lord Charlbury )
See also Pistols for Two: The Duel (Lord Rotherfield)
See also Regency Buck (Charles Audley)
See also The Reluctant Widow (Nicky Carlyon)
See also The Spanish Bride (Harry Smith)
See also Sprig Muslin (Sir Gareth Ludlow)
See also The Talisman Ring (Ludovic Lavenham)
See also These Old Shades (Rupert Alastair)
See also The Unknown Ajax (Richmond Darracott)

291 Name seven or more male characters with the title of "Captain" that appear in GH's regencies, without using any characters from The Spanish Bride or An Infamous Army.: Captain Lucius Austell and Captain Viscount Desborough
See also A Civil Contract (Captain Adam Deveril)
See also The Corinthian ("Captain" Trimble)
See also Cotillion (Captain Claud Rattray)
See also The Foundling (Captain Belper and Captain Gideon Ware)
See also The Grand Sophy (Captain Lord Francis Wolvey)
See also Pistols for Two: Hazard (Captain Henry Dobell)
See also Regency Buck (Captain Charles Audley and Captain Crake)
See also Sprig Muslin (Captain Neil Kendal)
See also The Toll-Gate (Captain Wilfred Babbacombe and Captain John Staples)

322 Who is the owner of Stanyon Castle, and in which book does it appear?: Gervase Frant, Earl of St. Erth

328 Name as many novels as you can in which houses are broken into in the course of the action. The common law definition of breaking and entering involves entering at night with felonious intent, but I am willing to waive both those requirements. I do, however, require that the break-in involve someone entering a house stealthily, and in an unconventional manner. Forcing one's way in past the servants does not count. Nor does breaking into an office or a hotel. I mean someone's residence. Each novel counts only as one answer, even if there's more than one break-in.: Theo and Martin break into Gervase's room from outside through the secret entrance
See also Beauvallet (Beauvallet breaks into Dona Beatrice's country house and ties her up)
See also The Black Moth (Jack breaks into Andover's house to rescue Diana)
See also The Convenient Marriage (Pelham and Drelincourt walk in through R-Robert's open door)
See also Cotillion (Kitty sneaks into her uncle's house after meeting Freddy)
See also False Colours (Kit breaks into his brother's house through a window)
See also Pistols for Two (Dorothea Saltwood walks into Lord Rotherfield's house through the open door)
See also Regency Buck (Worth breaks into Bernard's house to rescue Judith)
See also The Reluctant Widow (Who doesn't break into Eleanor's house?)
See also The Talisman Ring (Ludovic breaks into the Beau's house)
See also The Toll-Gate (John Staple breaks into Kellands to "talk" to Nell's cousin)
See also The Unknown Ajax (Richmond and others break into the Dower House)
See also A Blunt Instrument (lots of people break into Ernest Fletcher's house)
See also Death in the Stocks (Antonia breaks into her brother's cottage through a window)
See also Footsteps in the Dark (Colonel Ackerly and Michael Strange break into the Priory, and Michael breaks into Colonel Ackerly's house)
See also The Unfinished Clue (Mrs. Chudleigh breaks into Mr. Billington-Smith's house through the front windows)
See also Why Shoot A Butler ? (Basil Fountain breaks into Shirley's house)

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

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