A Country Gentleman (2012)
“Now that dowdy spinster will see what I am made of, Isobel said to herself as she put the finishing touches to her appearance. She had on a gown which she had hardly worn, and then only in London. It was made of muslin, low cut, and of a dazzling white that is seldom seen, sprigged with tiny silver flowers. When Isobel came to find her, Lavinia had to admit that it was undoubtedly becoming, if highly impractical for a day that was to be spent scrambling about ruins. If the vicar was ever to hav...e his head turned, then it would be by that gown. The finishing touches to Isobel’s outfit were added by a charming straw bonnet with silver ribbons and white and blue flowers, and a parasol of blue and white.
By way of contrast, Lavinia was in an older gown of pink and white striped cotton, with a bonnet of a similar age trimmed with pink flowers and tied with white ribbons. She had also taken care to put on stout boots, which were in marked contrast to Isobel’s dainty kid slippers.‘You will not be able to do much scrambling about in those,’ Lavinia pointed out.‘Perhaps not; but boots like yours would ruin the look of my outfit completely,’ Isobel replied.MoreLess
By way of contrast, Lavinia was in an older gown of pink and white striped cotton, with a bonnet of a similar age trimmed with pink flowers and tied with white ribbons. She had also taken care to put on stout boots, which were in marked contrast to Isobel’s dainty kid slippers.‘You will not be able to do much scrambling about in those,’ Lavinia pointed out.‘Perhaps not; but boots like yours would ruin the look of my outfit completely,’ Isobel replied.MoreLess
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