("Diana's agoraphobia presented a bit of a problem as regards the honeymoon" is the delightful beginning of one of Bradley's sections).
And that is only the delightful beginning.
At the end of 1942, Trekkie Parsons — a painter and an amateur botanist, cheerful, practical, and known as a delightful hostess — began visiting him at Monks House, Rodmell.
In London, I'd never come across such a concentration of these Horray-Henry types and the constant refrain of, "Oh my dear old chap, that was delightful," begins to rub off on us in a bad way.
Pevney was pleased with the outcome of the shoot, calling the episode "a delightful show from beginning to end".
Thirteen very good restaurants provide a delightful ethnic potpourri that begins with the Copper Beech Inn, an impeccable Victorian house at 46 Main Street in Ivoryton (767-0330).
Nothing has emerged from this pod in years, until Riley and the murdering Garrick arrive in a bubble of quantum "foam", and so begins a delightful adventure romping between Victorian London and the city of our own times.
So began a delightful six-year tour.
Thus began a delightful conversation.
The book begins with a delightful guide to the wildlife that takes up residence – jay, starling, blue tit and so forth.
But if there's one person who can drown them out, it's the deceptively soft-spoken Precious Ramotswe, "the only lady private detective in Botswana" and the sensible heroine of a delightful series by Alexander McCall Smith that began with "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agencyy".
