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Usage examples of ava.

Her sister and cousin looked at her expectantly, and Ava winked at them.

Elizabeth faded quite from sight next to Miss Holcomb, a situation Ava was certain Elizabeth would remedy in short order.

Greer laughed roundly at that, and Ava inadvertently glanced at the entrance of the ballroom again.

But Ava felt that old tug of sorrow for the hapless knight and smiled.

The offer was met with some reluctance by Ava, Phoebe, and Greer, for Lady Purnam believed, by virtue of her close association with their mother, that she had a duty to insinuate herself into their lives and instruct them on all matters to do with propriety.

She could be very tiresome in that regard, and the suggestion that Ava might have to sit an entire evening with her was more than she could possibly endure.

But Lady Downey had trained Ava to be nothing if not exceedingly polite, and with a slight sigh, she resigned herself and leaned back in her chair.

She could not sit like a duck on a pond all night, so Ava carefully began to persuade Lady Purnam to have her new barouche plucked from the stream of carriages outside to drive Ava home.

Before she did so, however, Ava saw her opportunity in this so-called tragedy.

The coachman held his hand out to Ava, which she took and quickly ducked inside, landing on a thickly padded velvet squab, the same deep red color of the silk covered walls.

After what seemed like minutes, Ava finally realized she was in the wrong carriage.

Lady Ava, I am beginning to believe you do not esteem my good company.

I must bestow my admiration on you, Lady Ava, so that you will not cut me so openly again.

He hovered there, and Ava prepared herself to be kissed by lifting her chin slightly.

Lucille as if they were seeing her for the first time, but Ava quickly returned her attention to Egbert.