The next morning, Rosalind awoke with a sense of eager anticipation that fueled her steps as she descended the stairs. Today marked the gentlemen's visit-a day she had been looking forward to-where the ladies would have the opportunity to meet potential suitors and perhaps find a suitable husband.
As Rosalind entered the room, she caught a glare from Lady Featherington, yet she brushed it off. Without hesitation, she took a seat beside her sister, positioning herself directly across from the Featherington sisters.
Rose was more excited for her sister than ever, especially since Marina had met so many fine gentlemen. As the supportive sister she was, Rosalind eagerly looked forward to meeting the gentleman who might one day become her sister's husband.
Suddenly, a maid entered the room, capturing everyone's attention.
-Callers, ma'am. The Earl of Stafford and the Marquess of Finley.
she announced.
Rosalind felt a surge of nerves. She silently congratulated herself for mustering the courage to engage with so many people the day before.
-Oh, how delightful! You must credit my vibrant fashion
Lady Featherington chimed in with a smile, her gaze affectionately on her excited daughters.
The maid cleared her throat awkwardly.
-For Miss Marina Thompson.
Rosalind couldn't help but observe Lady Featherington's reaction as the two men entered, each bearing gifts for her dear sister, Marina. Smiling warmly at her sister, Rosalind stood up to give them space to approach.
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𝐷𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟, 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑
𝑡𝑜 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑛𝑒𝑤𝑠. 𝐼𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑚𝑠 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑎 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. 𝐴𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑐ℎ, 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑟 𝑗𝑒𝑤𝑒𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒, 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑒. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑠, 𝑢𝑛𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡, 𝑦𝑒𝑡 𝑠𝑜𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤n 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑙𝑙, 𝑖𝑠 𝑀𝑖𝑠𝑠 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑎 𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟, 𝑅𝑜𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑠𝑜𝑛. 𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑦, 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑑.
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The room buzzed with excitement as callers arrived from every corner, each presenting gifts for Marina Thompson. Rosalind couldn't help but feel a rush of happiness for her older sister, seeing how each gentleman showed genuine interest in Marina's company and charm. The fact that Lady Whistledown had written about them only heightened the anticipation and promise of more admiration and attention for Marina in the days to come.
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𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑀𝑎𝑗𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑦 𝑚𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑀𝑖𝑠𝑠 𝐵𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑜𝑛.. 𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑤𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔... 𝐵𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔.
