Pistols for Two


49 Who said to whom? "Are you quizzing me?" she demanded.

"Not at all. You will allow that one's curiosity must be aroused when one learns that a lady is prepared to elope to escape from advances one had had not the least intention of making!"

Lord Stavely to Miss Abingdon in the short story entitled "Full Moon"

50 Who said this to whom? "Do you know, ---, I never knew until today how very vulgar you can be?"
Sir Charles to his betrothed, Lady Almeria, in the short story entitled "Bath Miss"

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

148 "He has eyes like a pig's, and his name is ---."
Sophia talking to Sir Julian about her cousin Joseph in the short story entitled "Snowdrift"

165 "If you are determined to marry a fortune-hunter, X, let him be me!"
Lord Allerton, to his cousin Henrietta (Henry) in the story entitled "To Have The Honour"

182 "Very true, and I think you are wise to remain single. I am persuaded you must have a much more amusing time as a bachelor."
Nell Tresilian speaking to Lord Iver in the short story entitled "A Clandestine Affair"

209 "I dare say I shan't dislike being married so very much, once I get used to it."
Mr. Hatherleigh to Lord Stavely in the short story entitled "Full Moon"

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.

Lord Saltwood in the short story entitled "The Duel"
See also The Convenient Marriage (Pelham)
See also The Masqueraders (Robin Tremaine)
See also Regency Buck (Peregrine Taverner)
2. Name the five heroines for whose sake (directly and indirectly) the duels were fought.
Marianne Dashwood
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 and Prudence Tremaine)
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.
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 and Robin Tremaine)
See also Powder and Patch (Phillip Jettan)
See also These Old Shades (Justin, Duke of Avon)
See also Venetia (Jasper Damerel)

247 "I've a notion I shall regret this, but I'm badly foxed, my dear--badly foxed."

"Yes, said X, I know. It doesn't signify. I am quite accustomed to it."

The Marquis of Carlington speaking to Helen (X) in the short story entitled "Hazard"

274 Name nine pivotal characters that get injured through a shooting during the course of the book but survive.
Lord Rotherfield in the short story entitled "The Duel"
See also The Black Moth (Jack Carstares)
See also Devil's Cub (Dominic Alastair)
See also The Grand Sophy (Lord Charlbury )
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 These Old Shades (Rupert Alastair)
See also The Unknown Ajax (Richmond Darracott)

278 X, realizing that a scene highly prejudicial to her enfeebled constitution was about to take place, sank into her chair and groped in her reticule for her vinaigrette. "Oh dear!" she sighed
Lady Albinia Wrexham (X), Giles' and Letty's mother in the short story entitled "Pink Domino"

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 Henry Dobell in the short story entitled "Hazard"
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 The Quiet Gentleman (Captain Lucius Austell and Captain Viscount Desborough)
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)

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.

Dorothea Saltwood walks into Lord Rotherfield's house through the open door in the short story entitled "The Duel"
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 The Quiet Gentleman (Theo and Martin break into Gervase's room from outside through the secret entrance)
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)

329 Name two offensive hats, their wearers, the books they appear in, and the people offended by them.
Sir Charles is offended by the rather too dashing hat Miss Anne Massingham purchases in the short story entitled "Bath Miss"
See also The Convenient Marriage (Pelham is offended by Crosby Drelincourt's hat)
See also Cotillion (Freddy is offended by Kitty's hat)
See also Faro's Daughter (Lord Mablethorpe is bemused, Ravenscar confused, and Lady Mablethorpe and Lady Bellingham offended by the hat (with the plumes that hardly fit in the carriage) that Deb Grantham wears to Vauxhall)
See also The Foundling (Gilly is offended [suggests she need not wear them] by the awful hats Harriet orders from the milliner)
See also Friday's Child (Sherry is offended by the shocking hat with the purple feathers that Hero wants to buy)
See also The Grand Sophy (Lord Charlbury is offended by Cecilia's hat)
See also The Talisman Ring (Eustacie is offended by Basil's sugarloaf hat)



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