Chapter 5And in other news from the masquerade ball, Miss Posy Reiling's costume as a mermaid was somewhat
unfortunate, but not, This Author thinks, as dreadful as that of Mrs. Featherington and her two eldest daughters, who went as a bowl of fruit, Philippa as an orange, Prudence as an apple, and Mrs. Featherington as a bunch of grapes.
Sadly, none of the three looked the least bit appetizing.
LADY WHISTLEDOWN'S SOCIETY
PAPERS, 7 JUNE 1815
What had his life come to, Benedict wondered, that he was obsessed with a glove? He'd patted his coat pocket about a dozen times since he'd taken a seat in Lady Penwood's sitting room, silently reassuring himself that it was still there.
Uncharacteristically anxious, he wasn't certain what he planned to say to the dowager countess once she arrived
