Regretfully Lucy did have to concede to Bella’s point, adventures did seem to turn out on the wrong side of things for her cousin. But she frowned at the dimissial of Mr. Crouch. Perhaps there was more to him than society’s gossips had the depth to fathom. “He's still from a good family -” Lucy started to argue when Bella cut her off. She could argue family, she could argue looks, she could even argue against rumors, but she could not argue with her friend’s moral compass in regard to her family’s desires. She just understood Bella’s perspective too well over the past year. “Well you're not terribly tall… ” She added lamely, pouting as she dropped the subject.

Although it was dropped in favor of a much more intriguing discourse. “Au contraire mon ami! I am very much interested in your social life anywhere.” Lucy objected, “After all, you are not confined to the grounds of Flint Mansion. ” Lucy waved around them, dramatically bemoaning her own boredom. “How else am I to live vicariously through you until the season starts if you do not confide such ventures to me.” A good natured smirk lingered on her features, her eyes bright with the sense of forthcoming secrets.