Sentence Of Marriage Quotes
"To her it meant the world outside her valley; it meant excitement and adventure, and the lure of the unknown."
"The wintry sun shone out of a clear sky, with only a few wisps of cloud near the horizon."
"I hope I'm looking after you properly, now your granny's not here to do it for me."
"The ground was still soggy from recent rain, and Amy had to watch her step in the muddy patches, but she enjoyed the fresh air on her face, blowing away the smell of dust and furniture polish that hung about her clothes."
"She smiled to herself, and called out: ‘Is that you, Pa?’ to give them warning of her approach."
"‘You’ll feel more like doing it when you’ve had lunch,’ Amy said. ‘I’ve made you some currant scones specially.’"
"‘You’re not going to get too big for cuddles, are you?’ Jack asked."
"She wondered where it had come from, and how many years it had wandered the seas before ending up lying dead on Waituhi Beach."
"‘It’s not enough,’ Amy gave a wide sweep of her arm, taking in not merely the house but the whole valley. ‘Spending all my life in this little place, looking after Pa then getting married and having lots of babies, never seeing anywhere else, never learning anything interesting.’"
"Some men need a bit of a push. Besides, he needs a woman—did you see that rip in his shirt?"
"Oh, what a pretty little town it is," Susannah said as they drove through Ruatane.
"Now, would I take you somewhere that wasn't safe?" Jack smiled indulgently.
"The tide's out enough now to go along the beach, so you'll have a nice, smooth ride," Jack said.
"You can't really understand a person until you've walked a mile in their boots."
"Running water! Amy tried to imagine what it would be like never to have to haul water again."
"You're all against me." Susannah rushed from the room in tears.
"It's just something that happens when you cut chooks' heads off, they're not really alive, it just looks as though they are."
"I don’t know what’s wrong with her, and I don’t know how to make her happy. She’s in a bad way—to tell you the truth, girl, I’m starting to think I didn’t do the right thing by her, bringing her here. But what can I do about it? She’s my wife now, and I’ve got to do the best I can for her—whatever that is."
"It doesn’t do any good complaining about it—it just makes it worse, really. Anyway, it’s not your problem if she is going to… if there is a child coming."
"You’re a bit young for this, but your ma’s going to need your help, so I’d better tell you. She’s going to have a child."
"You’ve got to eat, Susannah, and you’ve had nothing since breakfast. Now you get that down you."
"‘I don’t want it,’ Susannah insisted. ‘You’ve got to eat, Susannah, and you’ve had nothing since breakfast. Now you get that down you.’ He walked past Amy and lifted the tray, then sat on the bed. ‘Come on, sit up.’"
"It’s worth it for a bit of peace and quiet. It’s nice out here, anyway."
"Don’t let her tire herself out, that’s the main thing, especially now she’s getting big. Most of all don’t let her lift heavy things."
"It’s true. It doesn’t worry me, I’d just rather not shove it in Frank’s face until he’s got the message a bit better."
"Never let yourself be ruled by women, Frank—they’ll do it if you let them get away with it."
"Food’s the last thing on her mind right now."
"He’s starting to be quite a member of the family, isn’t he?"
"Your father’s so soft-hearted, he’d probably let you when you’re sixteen."
"Hey, maybe we could get married together!" - Lizzie
"Yes," Amy admitted. "Figuring out how to court Ben would be a bit much even for you."
"Worst pain in the world, soonest forgotten," Edie said complacently.
"There’s one thing that’d ruin your figure faster than that, Susannah—that’s having a child every year."
"Oh no! It’s not fair!" Susannah exclaimed, dismayed by her sister's new house in Judges Bay.
"I turned fifteen in October," she said proudly.
"I haven’t got all that much to make today, I made the extra for selling on Tuesday."
"If I can’t be any use in the cow shed, at least I can give you a hand in the kitchen," Jimmy said with a laugh.
"Granny always said the more you try and hurry butter or men, the more of a muddle things get into."
"You’re quite a girl, aren’t you?" Jimmy said, and Amy felt a warm glow from his admiration.
"Honestly, Lizzie, he’s not a prize bull I’m thinking of buying! I haven’t asked him all those personal questions."
"Just a boring desk job in Father’s building firm, I’m afraid. I’m called assistant manager, but it just means when my father says jump, I jump."
"‘Eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves,’ her granny had always told her."
"‘You live alone, do you, Frank?’ Jimmy asked."
"You know what, Amy? You’re not only the prettiest girl I’ve ever seen, you’re the sweetest one, too. And the one with the strongest stomach!"
"‘I’m meant to be a man,’ he muttered. ‘That sort of thing doesn’t make you feel sick?’"
"‘You are a bit magic aren’t you?’ he said fondly. ‘A bit of a changeling, anyway. You’re so different from all the other people around here—they’re nice enough, but a bit… well, rough and ready. Not you, though. You don’t belong in a place like this—you should be at a ball in Auckland, dressed in a beautiful gown and turning all the men’s heads.’"
"‘I’m sorry,’ he said in an oddly flat tone. ‘There’s no excuse for what I just did.’"
"You’re not only the prettiest girl I’ve ever seen, you’re the sweetest one, too. And the one with the strongest stomach!"
"‘That’s only because you’re not used to it! If you’d seen hundreds of sheep killed like I have it wouldn’t worry you, either. Anyway,’ she looked at him shyly, ‘I don’t think I could ever despise you.’"
"Don't fuss," said Susannah. "You had no idea what you wanted—you're too young to have any idea of style, anyway."
"You look worn out, sweetheart," he said, too quietly for the other men to hear as they approached.
"I can't have my little sweetheart wearing herself out like that, can I?"
"Trust you to be different from other women. And trust you to want to be useful."
"She certainly gives you a hard time, doesn't she?"
"I love you, Amy," he whispered as his mouth came down on hers.
"You have just made me a very happy man, Amy."
"Miss Leith," he said very solemnly, "will you do me the honour of giving me your hand in marriage?"
"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Amy said, half-laughing in delight while at the same time she felt tears of happiness fill her eyes.
"We've done that, and we're not married. Isn't that wrong?"
"But we're going to get married, so it doesn't really matter."
"You belong to me now, little one—it's just a matter of convincing one or two other people."
"I thought it was rather good myself." He gave a low chuckle.
"You heard the lady," said Jimmy. "She doesn't want to dance with you. Take your hands off her."
"Let's do something about it. I want you to belong to me."
"You leave my sister alone!" Harry roared, erupting from his chair and startling them all. "You nag at her all the time, then you let her do all the work while you sit on your backside."
"I brought Amy home last night. There was a bit of a fight at the dance—nothing serious, but unpleasant. Amy was very shaken, and I wasn’t looking after her properly—she tripped in a difficult part of the road and I didn’t catch her in time. Don’t be angry with her, Susannah, she’s too young to be blamed."
"How could anyone possibly hate you? You’re tired and upset—you need a nice rest and something to cheer you up."
"It’s my fault," Jimmy put in, the first time his voice had been heard since the trouble erupted.
"I think maybe you two should leave him alone for a while," Amy said.
"Too bad," Harry said, but Amy thought both her brothers looked shaken.
"I’m sorry about all that trouble, Pa, I really am."
"What are you going to do about it?" Harry interrupted.
"You’ll have to show us both," John said, getting up from his own chair and crossing to stand beside Amy. "Don’t touch Amy—she’s put up with enough the last few years."
"You’re so thoughtful, James. Perhaps I will have a rest, and a cup of tea would be very nice."
"We’ll have our own little place, and I’m going to see that you have a servant to help. You shouldn’t be washing and scrubbing all day."
"Well, maybe I won’t buy all those things just at first. Will you wear the blue dress for our wedding?"
"Whatever you want—we’ll go as often as you like."
"Your brother snores terribly, I thought it might run in the family."
"Oh, I wish you could, though. This ground gets very hard."
"Now who's being clever about managing people?"
"Couldn't I just tell your father all the view I wanted to see was in his daughter's beautiful blue eyes?"
"You are the most wonderful girl in the world."
"Don't you ever go aloof on me because you think that's how a 'lady' behaves."
"She wouldn't mean to, but it might slip out."
"The sooner I get you out of here and up to Auckland the better."
"It was only ten minutes' walk from the house, but the bush was dense and trackless, offering little danger of being disturbed."
"That was the night he had asked her to marry him."
"I'm so lucky. The weather's staying nice, and now the bleeding's late."
"It's not exactly what I had in mind for the evening."
"Then I'd better be careful what I say to you, hadn't I?"
"Amy, I think—no, I'm almost sure—I'm going to have a baby."
"We're going to do the decent thing and get married, of course!"
"I'm beginning to think maybe I should talk to Father face-to-face."
"Falling in love with you has made me remember it."
"It’s going to take all I can earn just to get a little house for us to live in."
"I want to give you lots and lots of nice things, and I mightn't be able to do that at first."
"It’s hard, Lizzie. Pa’s going to be so hurt."
"He’s gone. He’s gone away and left me. He doesn’t want me any more."
"Leave those dishes, Ma, I'll help you with them when I get back."
"Well, it didn’t matter if Bill was making fun of them, he had done her a favour anyway."