Many young ladies he knew might have offered sympathy for the man’s foolish plight and despite virtuous kindness being a quality other men might seek he had been raised by Evalina Rosier and thus would have despised them for such a weakness of spirit. Miss Lestrange, naturally, reacted just as he would have liked a woman to. Griselda thought she was too perfect to be true but then the same might have been said for his sister – that similarity between them certainly enhanced Miss Lestrange’s already considerable charm and he took his position on the dance floor feeling quite like the cat who had gotten the proverbial cream.
“How fortunate when one’s amusements align with their hostesses,” he quipped, though he didn’t think it wise to stress how much he admired Mrs Lestrange to her sister-in-law. “Forgive me, Miss Lestrange, but my work does make me rather callous sometimes. I do hope you won’t hold it against me?”
“How fortunate when one’s amusements align with their hostesses,” he quipped, though he didn’t think it wise to stress how much he admired Mrs Lestrange to her sister-in-law. “Forgive me, Miss Lestrange, but my work does make me rather callous sometimes. I do hope you won’t hold it against me?”
![[Image: SJUIcj7.png]](https://i.imgur.com/SJUIcj7.png)
Indecently attractive set by MJ