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  • Fleetingly, Dela garde wondered at his butler's absence, but his attention was caught by the man's words, which had nothing, as he might have expected, to do with dinner.

    Gatlinburg 2010

  • Fleetingly, she wondered if Trevor had been able to fight his way through the rush-hour crowds to keep his appointment with Maurice.

    Author! Author! » 2010 » May 2010

  • Fleetingly, she wondered if Trevor had been able to fight his way through the rush-hour crowds to keep his appointment with Maurice.

    Author! Author! » Blog Archive » Improving those opening pages, part IV: there’s life beyond page one. Honest, Millicent, there is. 2010

  • Fleetingly, I wished that Mr. James were rich enough to afford good beeswax candles, which are cleaner to burn, do not smell so bad, and give a brighter and clearer light.

    The Secret of the Sealed Room Bailey MacDonald 2010

  • Fleetingly he considered condescension, but rejected it as a poor strategy.

    The Blackstone Key Rose Melikan 2008

  • Fleetingly he considered condescension, but rejected it as a poor strategy.

    The Blackstone Key Rose Melikan 2008

  • Fleetingly he considered condescension, but rejected it as a poor strategy.

    The Blackstone Key Rose Melikan 2008

  • Fleetingly he wondered if Cornelia or one of the other women would lend him five hundred guineas, then dismissed the thought out of hand.

    A Wicked Gentleman Jane Feather 2007

  • Fleetingly he wondered if Cornelia or one of the other women would lend him five hundred guineas, then dismissed the thought out of hand.

    A Wicked Gentleman Jane Feather 2007

  • Fleetingly, almost as though she has been touched by a ghost, Merav sees an image of herself in a black-and-white photo, one taken by her ex-husband.

    Blue Nude Elizabeth Rosner 2006

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