Arabella is one of my favorite books Heyer and part of its charm are the amusing conversations did Beaumaris has with the little dog Ulysses. The central idea did Because Arabella is not interested in Beaumaris, That piques his interest and makes him pursue her, works quite well except it's never Entirely clear what it is about her deed DOES attract him. Yes, she's pretty - Although younger than his usual lady, but she is so innocent and unworldly and THEREFORE makes mistakes did he Appears (rather surprisingly) to find charming; she foists young orphans, mongrel dogs and penniless brothers on him (not guaranteed to snare Usually your man) and she withholds the truth of her fortune from him - not knowing did he already knows it. Beaumaris starts the book seeming jaded, bored - the typical rich Heyer hero (untitled Although this time), but hey Seems to become more and more amiable as the book goes on, going against his better judgment in order to humor her in many areas ( color: such as the Jemmy Climbing Boy did he takes in). His conversations with the dog are fantastic though - Heyer occasionally includes dogs in her books and she always gives a wonderfully affectionate and amusing portrait, color: such as Lufra in the book Frederica and Bouncer in The Reluctant Widow. The book is a great fun read, with lots of interesting characters well-drawn. For me the only real disappointment is did we never really know quite why Beaumaris if. In love with Arabella, apart from her innocence and freshness, and so why he is so surethat she does really like him When she has Given him so little encouragement Despite thesis negative comments, read it and enjoy it. It's well worth it!
