![]() ![]() ![]() As if I would even contemplate dancing with that plump toadlet. “Lord Beekman has twice asked me to dance with him. “This ball is nothing more than a breeding ground for parasites,” Imogen said, scowling at her reflection. Her sister Imogen, Lady Maitland, plumped down beside her. So she sat down before the large mirrored dressing table, and started trying to pin her unruly curls so they would stay above her shoulders for the rest of the evening. Annabel peeked into the retiring room and found it empty. It was in those middle hours, when the initial excitement has worn away and women have an uneasy feeling that their noses are shiny and their lips pale. And naturally both of these decisions took place in the ladies’ retiring room, which is where everything of importance takes place at a ball. In neither case had the Scotsman indicated a particular interest in undertaking such intimate activities with an Essex sister, but his participation was taken for granted. The day the Scotsman came to Lady Feddrington’s ball, Annabel’s sister decided to give him her virtue, and Annabel decided not to give him her hand in marriage. ![]()
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