The Wedding Trap
“Generous arrangements of pink roses and white lilies provided an impressive natural display from the quartet of finely wrought Meissen vases that were set at intervals around the room. The aroma of food and wine drifted in from the dining room buffet, subtly overlaying the mix.Eliza set aside her own plate, the taste of hothouse strawberries and clotted cream still sweet upon her tongue. She observed the clusters of chatting people, relieved to be on the periphery and no longer required to make any more pitiful attempts at small talk and casual conversation.At the start of the brunch nearly an hour before, there had been a great deal of enthusiastic comment about her new lilac gown and her artfully shorn locks. In fact, several people had not recognized her immediately, including the Countess of Wightbridge, Violet and Jeannette’s mother, who had stared at her through most of the christening ceremony with an expression of frustrated puzzlement on her fine-boned visage.But despite the ...outward changes in Eliza’s appearance, she knew herself to be the same person she had been before—a reserved, tongue-tied bluestocking who could quote passages from Euripides, but who knew almost nothing about the latest gossip or juicy on-dits.MoreLess
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