It was fortunate, Algernon thought, that he'd been spared the hassle of seeing a daughter through her introduction to society. Mind you, his only other daughter was Miranda, but nonetheless. He was happy to leave the bulk of things to Belinda. He had far more important things to concern himself with, after all.
That, of course, didn't mean he didn't need to keep tabs. Unfortunately, Algernon knew his children too well to trust them fully, even with his wife's supervision. If you want something done right and all that.
Algernon was taking the morning to go over the family accounts in his office when he called for Seraphina to check in. When the expected knock came, he called out, "Enter."