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Lady Gwendolyn Linley (lady_gwendolyn) wrote in toujoursliberer,
@ 2008-05-10 17:25:00

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Lady Gwendolyn's Political Salon
Subject: A Whig Salon
Where: Lady Gwendolyn's salon in Mayfair
Who: Lady Gwendolyn Linley, Fox and Burke as NPCs to set the scene
Warnings: None
Open to: All

As always, the doors to her salon were open to anyone who could convince the footman to let them in. Lady Gwendolyn glided from group to group, serving up smiles and coffee, but always returning to the main group in the center of the salon. That group, comprised of the more influential Whig politicians, had been debating England's response to the French Revolution for the past ten minutes and had not agreed on anything but the excellence of Lady Gwendolyn's tea cakes.

"It is the greatest thing to happen this century," Fox argued. Charles Fox, the leader of the Whig opposition, was a great, shaggy bear of a man, who had stopped paying attention to his personal hygiene years ago. "It is the greatest thing to happen to Europe! How can we, the people's party, fail to support it and recognize it?"

"Because it has gone too far," exclaimed Burke in evident exasperation. Though also a Whig, he was a more outspoken critic of the French Revolution than any of the Tory majority in the House of Commons. "It may once have been about liverty, but look at France now! They have dismantled their entire society and anarchy springs up in its place!"

Lady Gwendolyn drifted away from the main group as the footman opened the door. Charming Smile Number One, Curtsy Number Three- "Welcome to my salon."

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lady_gwendolyn
2008-05-11 10:36 am UTC (link)

Lady Gwendolyn glanced over at Miles Rochester, hemmed in on all sides by panniers and flounced skirts. "I wish you good luck with that, Miss Rochester. I certainly would never be brave enough to attempt so difficult a task."

They arrived in front of the elegantly arranged table, the footman behind it snapping to attention. "What can Jonathan get you, Miss Rochester? The trifle is very good, though I do believe my cook outdid himself with the tea cakes."

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krochester
2008-05-11 02:05 pm UTC (link)

Katherine cast a wary glance at her brother, and despite herself was somewhat amused, before turning back to Lady Gwendolyn. "I call it not bravery, Lady Gwendolyn, but determination. I'll not let a flattering opinion of me go to waste."

She smiled at the display set out at the table. "I shall have to indulge in a tea cake, then!" Katherine said rather happily, nodding to the footman. As he moved about fetching it for her, Katherine turned to the hostess. "You are well then?" she questioned of Lady Gwendolyn. "It takes a good deal of energy to host anything of this nature these days," she mused, motioning to the rest of the salon with a gloved hand.

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lady_gwendolyn
2008-05-11 08:58 pm UTC (link)

"Oh, yes, very well," Lady Gwendolyn agreed, glancing around to make sure no one else was close. Blasted footman, still there. "It is not unduly difficult. I thrive on it. I should grow horrifically bored if I was ever to quit hosting salons."

The footman handed Katherine a tea-cake and Lady Gwendolyn motioned him away. "Shall we sit?" If she was any judge, there was something interesting going on between Eward and Katherine, and Katherine was of such a private, solitary nature that she would have to dance around the subject if she wanted to find out what happened.

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krochester
2008-05-12 05:31 am UTC (link)

"And I should grow horrifically bored if I was ever to quit attending them," Katherine added with a gracious and appreciative smile, for she did enjoy the salon a great deal, even despite her rather telling pale entrance at the sight of Eward.

Taking her tea cake, Katherine replied, "Of course," accompanying Lady Gwendolyn to a small table by the window. She sat and arranged her skirts before tucking in to her tea cake, which was indeed quite good; she'd not been lied to of their deliciousness. "Your father is well?" Katherine inquired. She abhorred small talk, but at the very least Lady Gwendolyn was good company with whom it was not such a burden.

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	lady_gwendolyn 2008-05-12 09:19 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, he is, thank you. I hope your mother is well?" Small talk, small talk- ah! Good opening. "And aare you well? You looked rather pale as you walked in." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

krochester
2008-05-12 02:27 pm UTC (link)

"That is wonderful to hear," Katherine agreed, indulging in another bite of tea cake, "and yes, she is well." She chose not to touch upon her mother's recent activities with certain high-ranking politicians, lest she get carried away with demeaning the woman.

Katherine swallowed and replied uncomfortably, "I'm quite well, thank you. Just a bit lightheaded is all, I think."

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lady_gwendolyn
2008-05-17 02:42 am UTC (link)

"Are you sure?" Lady Gwendolyn asked, treading the fine line between solicitude and outright prying.

"Oh! I have been meaning to ask- what fo you think of Wilberforce's new bill to outlaw the slave trade? Everyone has been talking about abolition for ages but it does seem very bad timing to introduce it now. France so occupies everyone's mind that no one at all cares about whether or not we ought to abolish slavery."

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