Chapter 12A man with charm is an entertaining thing, and a man with looks is, of course, a sight to behold, but a man with honor, ah, he is the one, dear reader, to which the young ladies should flock.
LADY WHISTLEDOWN’S SOCIETY PAPERS,
2 MAY 1814
Later that night, after supper was done and the men went off to drink their port before rejoining the ladies with superior expressions on their faces, as if they had just talked about something weightier than which horse was likely to win the Royal Ascot; after the assembled company had played a sometime tedious and sometime hilarious round of charades; after Lady Bridgerton had cleared her throat and discreetly suggested that it might be time to turn in; after the ladies had taken their candles and headed off to bed; after the gentlemen had p
