by Emmuska Orczy, Johanna Ward
Ye gods! the irony of it all! Had she not been called the cleverest woman in Europe at one time? Chauvelin himself had thus acclaimed her, in those olden days, before she and he became such mortal enemies, and when he was one of the many satellites that revolved round brilliant Marguerite St. Just. ...
As much as I enjoy this series, I actually had a little trouble getting through this book. I kept putting it down in frustration and needing to take breaks from it. Part of that was due to health issues (the more pain I'm in the less patience I have), and the other part had to do with Orczy's repeti...
Not as charming as the first book, but it had it's moments.Absolutely adored the scenes with Percy. And I felt myself holding my breath waiting to find out how he was going to get out of that dreadful bind at the end. Sink me! He's a genius.The chapters from Marguerite's point of view were absolutel...
[These notes were made in 1983. I read it in a 1920s edition:]. Chambertin - sorry, Chauvelin - sets up an elaborate duel situation to get Percy Blakeney to France. Marguerite, with more nobility than sense, follows him and gets herself captured. A set of threats to innocent lives effectively prev...
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