Daisy Ashford Quotes

1881–1972 England

Margaret Mary Julia "Daisy" Ashford (7 April 1881 – 15 January 1972) was during her childhood a writer of fiction, but abandoned her literary career as a teenager. The Young Visiters, or, Mr.

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My life will be sour grapes and ashes without you.

The Young Visiters (1919)

You look rarther rash my dear your colors dont quite match your face.

The Young Visiters (1919)

I am very fond of fresh air and royalties.

The Young Visiters (1919)

Oh I see said the Earl but my own idear is that these things are as piffle before the wind.

The Young Visiters (1919)

Ethel patted her hair and looked very sneery.

The Young Visiters (1919)

Bernard always had a few prayers in the hall and some whiskey afterwards as he was rarther pious but Mr Salteena was not very adicted to prayers so he marched up to bed.

The Young Visiters (1919)

I am parshial to ladies if they are nice I suppose it is my nature. I am not quite a gentleman but you would hardly notice it but cant be helped anyhow.

The Young Visiters (1919)

Her name was called Lady Helena Herring and her age was 25 and she mated well with the earl.

The Young Visiters (1919)

Mr. Salteena was an elderly man of 42 and was fond of asking peaple to stay with him.

The Young Visiters (1919)

Ethel was calm but she felt excited inside. Bernard has a big house said Mr S. gazing at Ethel he is inclined to be rich.

The Young Visiters (1919)

My own room is next the bath room said Bernard it is decerated dark red as I have somber tastes. The bath room has got a tip up bason and a hose thing for washing your head.

The Young Visiters (1919)

I shall wear my best black and my white alpacka coat to keep off the dust and flies replied Mr Salteena.
I shall put some red ruge on my face said Ethel because I am very pale owing to the drains in this house.

The Young Visiters (1919)

The bearer of this letter is an old friend of mine not quite the right side of the blanket as they say in fact he is the son of a first rate butcher but his mother was a decent family called Hyssopps of the Glen so you see he is not so bad and is desireus of being the correct article.

The Young Visiters (1919)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Daisy Ashford (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.