Affairs of the Heart

Chapter 2

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Chapter 2

“I’m sorry Katie, but I can’t allow you to come to tonight’s event. However, choose from the dresses I have laid out which one you will wear to the next ball.” Isabella said. The one Sir William will not be attending, on account of him going to be out of town. It seemed unfair to Isabella that he would just leave and not invite her, but she guessed work was work.

“I don’t know. I would love to go, but I’m not really feeling up to balls at the moment. Maybe too much work, or the winter is setting in and I’m feeling slightly sick.” Katie said while braiding Isabella’s hair.

Isabella smiled. She understood if she was feeling sick, after all the flu would be coming around soon, and she didn’t know how many of the staff would make the winter. “I understand, but however take a dress just in case you feel like accompanying me to the next ball anyway.”

Katie chose a dress after she had helped Katie into her deep red dress with a swirling black thread pattern. She looked beautiful.

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Isabella looked beautiful in her dress, but there was a lingering thought in the back of Katie’s mind that she looked like she was ready to commit a sin. And she had a horrible feeling it would be William who would fall victim. She sighed as she watched Isabella admire herself in the mirror.

Katie was folding away the dresses she had not chosen when Isabella said while admiring herself, “Oh you can keep all of those.”

Katie was shocked. She only had one dress; she never expected to receive three dresses in one night. It was amazing. They were all beautiful. One was the cream dress with the gold thread pattern that Isabella had worn the night Katie had met William. The second was a pale pink colour that had no pattern, was just plain old pink, rather flattering and went with Katie’s pale skin tone superbly. The last was a deep blue. It was a midnight blue that toned to a navy blue by the bottom of the hem. On top of that dress was a matching mask.

Isabella was putting a mask on her face. She guessed that this ball would be a masquerade ball. Isabella left while Katie was still gathering the dresses and shoes. Katie looked out the window of Isabella’s room. She could see Isabella stepping into a carriage pulled by a single white horse. Katie was cleaning up after Isabella.

Her room was maroon velvet covering the walls with wood panels as the flooring. The ceiling was high compared to Katie’s room. There was a chandelier hanging from the centre of the cream ceiling with gold patterning. There was a portrait of Isabella above her bed. The bed was a double bed with many pillows and coverings made from silk. There was a screen where Isabella got changed behind. An olive green dress was lying over the top of it. It was beautifully decorated. It was very oriental, like it was from China or some country around there. The mahogany dressing table was littered with makeup, perfume, pins and a silver brush along with other miscellaneous items, like jewellery. A mirror was set up above the dressing table so Isabella could admire her face close up. The wardrobe was extravagant. It had the same patterning as the screen. Her dresses were overflowing. Katie carefully placed the olive green dress back in the wardrobe and proceeded to take the dresses to her room.  She carried the shoes and that mask for the midnight blue dress in one hand, and the dresses in the other. She was about to leave Isabella’s room when she saw a shimmery gold mask. It was a pale cream with a trim of gold lace. She picked it up and proceeded to her room. When she reached her room she found a note left on her mattress.