The Gilded Ornament
The London season was a whirlwind of balls, operas, and strategic conversations. For Clara, it was a military campaign. Her father, Lord Ashbourne, viewed his daughter as a high-yield investment, and Clara was the asset. She had been trained since childhood in the art of the "perfect silhouette"—how to sit, how to speak, and how to hide the fact that she found the entire process nauseating. In...
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