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Lord Tobias Hurst, Duke of Devon (lord_hurst) wrote in toujoursliberer,
@ 2008-08-08 21:41:00

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Lord Hurst: A Ball In His Honour
Item: An invitation sent out by Lord Hurst to many of those in the upper portion of society
Who: Lord Hurst on behalf of Sergius Petrov
Warnings: TBA
Open to: All of the nobility, friends of the Hurst family, those being blackmailed by Sergius, plus Constance, Slater, and Harry.

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lady_gwendolyn
2008-08-11 06:27 pm UTC (link)

"Oh, Lord Chadwick! I shall have you know Pitt was a Whig until he became Prime Minister. I am quite convinced office makes Tories of everyone. But I shall still my Whig tongue as promised!" She covered her lips with her hands, careful not to get lip-rogue on her gloves.

The music began and Lady Gwendolyn dipped into a graceful curtsey. "That is a very grim look at humanity, milord, but I supposed it only to be expected after your trial. Goodness, she did not care much for her social survival." she turned for a figure of the fdance and when they turned to face each other again, Lady Gwendolyn said, a little reflectively. "I suppose some women are berift of maternal instincts. Or I suppose one may be so carried away be passion it overwhelms the senses." She sounded highly doubtful, however; Lady Gwendolyn had never experienced any sort of passion to eclipse her good sense. "Like the Countess of Derby! Poor woman fell head over heels for the Duke of Dorset and was stupid enough to leave her husband and children for him. Total social outcast now, Dorset doesn't speak with her, and her husband is the well-known platonic lover of an actress. They are only waiting for the Countess's death before they marry. Poor dear- not a soul wishes her alive. At least Lady Chadwick had the good graces to leave England."

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mayor_of_london
2008-08-14 02:44 am UTC (link)

"My dear lady, that is because the only sucessful political policies that work in this country are Tory policies." He explained with a smile, feeling a little better for her company and conversation. It had been a long time since he had been able to talk with a woman, his wife or otherwise. Especially one who was politically astute.

"True enough." He admitted, leading her by instinct and hardly thinking about the movements. "Staying here with him would have ruined her children's reputations, although it is quite clear she cared little enough for mine. Perhaps it is all for the best." He smiles again at her, "Although if she does return, I do not know what I shall do."

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lady_gwendolyn
2008-08-14 10:53 am UTC (link)

"Oh, and here I was, behaving and keeping my scandalous liberal opinions to myself!" she scolded, following along in the steps to the dance. "It is your own fault for beginning a political discussion when I only meant to condole with you and discuss the poor Countess of Derby."

The next turn of the dance separated them, but when they came back together, Lady Gwendolyn said, "Besides, the only reason the Tory policies work is because no one has ever bothered to implement the Whig ones!" She felt very smug. "Well, milord, if she does not return, divorce her as quietly as you can. Or, if you want to make her suffer, refuse to. In any case, it is no fault of your own that your wife has a very European taste and not enough good sense to hide it."

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mayor_of_london
2008-08-14 11:25 am UTC (link)

"Forgive me, Lady Linley. Clearly I can't not stick to promises I make others keep. I will not say anything further against your party, you have my word." He promised her, before they were parted. Their separation gave him a moment to think, but he hated to muse on politics when it was not necessary, and so he quickly forgot his thoughts, just in time to meet with her again.

"Whether it is a taste for Europeans that she has, or simply a distaste for me I could not say, Lady Linley, but for the sake of our children I could not make her suffer. Oscar hardly knows his mother, and that is too cruel a thing for such a child to suffer."

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lady_gwendolyn
2008-08-14 11:57 am UTC (link)

"I suppose it is," Lady Gwendolyn said, thinking of several other things she could say about Oscar besides the cruelty of his growing up motherless. "However, he has a nanny or a governess or something, I assume? There can be replacements for a bad mother. Even a kindly tutor could fill the role to perfection. And come now! You are too hard on yourself. Many a lady has been lead astray by the sound of an Italianate vowel landing on her upturned ear."

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mayor_of_london
2008-08-14 12:20 pm UTC (link)

"A good tutor. A Cambridge boy, but a good one. Isaac adores his lessons now, and I can hardly say I am not glad for it. Bianca, I feel, is trying to form a romantic attachment to the poor man." He said with a small smile. Oscar could do with a female influence. He had a nurse, and there was the house-keeper, but it was simply not enough, not good enough, for his son. Whether or not Oscar was his son was not something he was ever going to consider.

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lady_gwendolyn
2008-08-14 01:53 pm UTC (link)

"Ooh. Cambridge?" asked Lady Gwendolyn. "I would never have thought you would hire someone from Cambridge. Then again, Cambridge is Pitt's constituency, so perhaps your Tory sensibilities lead you past school rivalries. At any rate, at least your children are happy."

She was almost desperate to say something on the subject of Oscar, whom almost everyone held to be something of a cuckoo in the nest. "If that fails, you can always marry some pretty, simple-minded thing from the country and introduce her to your offspring. Oh, that would require a divorce first, which you may not like...." She trailed off, at something of an impasse.

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