Not only because of her beauty but also because of her title.
There was something in the way he would say to anyone who came to see them.
“Let me introduce you to the delightful Countess of Longwood, who is staying with me, who is not only the most beautiful woman in the world but also a very valued friend.”
He always accentuated her title.
“And also her daughter, Lady Yolanda Wood,” she heard him say dozens of times.
Always he said her name with what she thought was a pronounced accent on the word ‘Lady’.
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After they had been in London for only a month, the Season had come to an end and the majority of Socialites left London for the country or Scotland.
They had been talking to two men who were going grouse shooting and Yolanda asked her mother,
“Do you not think, Mama, it would
