Taming of Annabelle
“Annabelle was shakily beginning to find her feet. The Marquess was at Portsmouth on military business, Lord Sylvester had not returned from the country, London was thin of company, but what she had so far met was terrifying enough.
She was quickly to find out that beauty without fortune, and beauty already engaged, was of little interest to the London ton. Her frequent attempts to attract the attention of the company to herself were frowned upon. It was irritating, too, to note that Minerva... did not seem to suffer from the snubs she herself had to endure. Furthermore the Pinks of the Ton did not wish to listen to a young miss from the country with views of her own and Annabelle was quickly abandoned for some plain young girl who knew how to flirt with a fan and simper to a nicety.
Annabelle was unaware that during the height of the Season, she would be considered a reigning belle; that only the hardened bachelors who were more interested in their clothes than the ladies were to be found in the saloons of London at present.MoreLess
She was quickly to find out that beauty without fortune, and beauty already engaged, was of little interest to the London ton. Her frequent attempts to attract the attention of the company to herself were frowned upon. It was irritating, too, to note that Minerva... did not seem to suffer from the snubs she herself had to endure. Furthermore the Pinks of the Ton did not wish to listen to a young miss from the country with views of her own and Annabelle was quickly abandoned for some plain young girl who knew how to flirt with a fan and simper to a nicety.
Annabelle was unaware that during the height of the Season, she would be considered a reigning belle; that only the hardened bachelors who were more interested in their clothes than the ladies were to be found in the saloons of London at present.MoreLess
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