Chapter 29
After her success at Almack’s in convincing society that Lady Julia Carlingford and Miss Jemima Carlow were two quite different people, Jemima felt emboldened to relax her guise of shy diffidence.
The young men of her renewed acquaintance were merely happy to have another diamond ornament their society. And all the more so that Miss Carlow, unlike her cousin, remained unclaimed.
Jemima indeed dazzled like a rare jewel. Her own happiness at being in her guardian’s company, and her desire to impress him, heightened her beauty. Her new wardrobe, with several exquisite gowns, additionally marked her as a young woman of style and elegance.
Her new knowledge of politics and world events, gleaned from several months study of The Times as well as various books from the library at So
