Chapter 22Percy’s assumption that he couldn’t be more distracted than during the Season when escorting Eustacia through the social round proved to be mistaken. He found that as September progressed, the exertions of the spring seemed more like a meandering country ramble compared to the sprint of the start of the Little Season. It reached the point where his casual observations of certain gentlemen’s activities with Jo during an evening’s entertainment was a pleasant diversion from his increasingly convoluted schedule.
Despite several years of experience in society, when he conferred with Mrs. Dalrymple and his cousin Augusta as to which of his sisters should attend certain parties, he discovered that the social ramifications were mind-bogglingly extensive.
Phoebe was excluded from forma
