These Old Shades


6 "When you become excited, my dear, you remind me of an agitated sheep. Quite irresistible, believe me."
The Duke of Avon

17 "Bah!"
Léonie de Saint-Vire

63 "Not entirely," he said, and forgot to drawl.
Justin Alastair, Duke of Avon is answering Leonie de Saint-Vire's question as to whether that was why he made her his ward and gave her so many things

108 "I'm not saying I haven't trifled somewhat with women...but I've no real taste for 'em, ______, none at all."

He refilled his glass. "Tis a queer thing, when you come to think on it."

Lord Rupert Alastair talking to Lord Merivale

126 "He said he was made for greater things. But I do not know."
Léonie (Léon) is talking to Justin Alastair, Duke of Avon about her brother Jean

234 This one has to do with duelling in Georgette Heyer's 18th- and19th-century novels, there may be more situations than the number specified, but you only need to find the number asked for:

1. Name three brothers (of heroines) who had been involved in a duel.

See also The Convenient Marriage (Pelham)
See also The Masqueraders (Robin Tremaine)
See also Pistols for Two: The Duel (Lord Saltwood)
See also Regency Buck (Peregrine Taverner)
2. Name the five heroines for whose sake (directly and indirectly) the duels were fought.
See also Beauvallet (Dominica de Rada y Sylva)
See also The Black Moth (Diana Beauleigh)
See also The Convenient Marriage (Horatia)
See also Devil's Cub (Mary Challoner)
See also Friday's Child (Kitten)
See also The Masqueraders (Letitia Grayson)
See also The Masqueraders (Prudence Tremaine)
See also Pistols for Two (Marianne Dashwood)
See also Powder and Patch (Cleone Charteris)
3. Name the eight heroes that had fought a duel in their past or during the course of the book.
Justin, Duke of Avon
See also Beauvallet (Nick Beauvallet)
See also The Convenient Marriage (Marcus, Earl of Rule)
See also Devil's Cub (Dominic, Marquis of Vidal)
See also Friday's Child (Sherry)
See also The Masqueraders (Anthony Fanshawe)
See also The Masqueraders (Robin Tremaine)
See also Powder and Patch (Phillip Jettan)
See also Venetia (Jasper Damerel)

238 "She is very like a hen, you know."
Léonie de Saint-Vire is talking to Lady Merivale about her chaperon, Madame Field

239 Who is the only heroine to ever see the inside of a brothel and under what circumstances? For a bonus, name the brothel.
Léonie (Léon) was taken to the foyer of the Maison Chauval

271 Can you name six characters, and the books they appear in, that end up dressing up as a member of the opposite sex. Adults only please - no toddlers in skirts!
Léonie de Saint-Vire, a pageboy
See also The Corinthian (Penelope Creed, a boy)
See also An Infamous Army (Lady Barbara Childe, in breeches)
See also The Masqueraders (Prudence Tremaine, a man and Robin Tremaine, a woman)
See also The Talisman Ring (Ludovic Lavenham, a maid)
See also Simon the Coldheart (Lady Margaret, a man)

274 Name nine pivotal characters that get injured through a shooting during the course of the book but survive.
Rupert Alastair
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 The Quiet Gentleman (Gervase Frant)
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 The Unknown Ajax (Richmond Darracott)

334 Who broke his cousin's fan? Who met Beau Brummel through dropping her fan? And which GH hero carried a fan?
Justin, Duke of Avon, carried a fan (despite Léonie's severe disapproval)
See also Devil's Cub (Dominic, Marquis of Vidal, broke Juliana Marling's fan)
See also The Masqueraders (Robin carried a fan while dressed as Kate Merriot )
See also Regency Buck (Judith Taverner met Beau Brummel after dropping her fan)



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