Lia
In which the duchess tries to convince her sister-in-law they should send their daughters to Scotland without them.
London, Late July, 1842
Seated in the dining room at their London residence, Lia, the Duchess of Caversham, watched as her only daughter Isabel, her niece Charlotte, and their dearest friend, Penelope, departed for their morning ride. It would be one of their last together in London until next spring, as the Halden family planned to leave town later in the week.
After four seasons out in society, only one of the three girls had shown any interest in a gentleman—and that ended with Penelope’s heart broken after several weeks of infatuation with the young man. Lia was beginning to think if she wanted to see her daughter settled, she would have to help matters along. Wit
