The Debutante of Darcel Manor
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"The world is cruel; therefore I will be worse."
"The world is cruel; hence I won't be."
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Elara Harris comes from a struggling coal mining family. For years her mother has waited for her letters of submission for her daughter to become a debutante, and one day they are accepted. And Elara is sent to Darcel Manor to compete with five other girls for a hand in marriage of the young Mr. Darcel.
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