Debutante Lady Margaret of Buccleuch is set to marry Lord Rufus Ponsonby, the Earl of Killin, in what is set to be the social match of the season.
But Margaret is not so convinced, finding Killin repellant and distant. As her parents host a glittering ball to formally announce their beloved daughter’s engagement, Margaret attempts an escape – before she is intercepted by an acquaintance of her fatherHer heart was racing.
Edging farther away from the hubbub of the ballroom, she came smack up against the balustrade, snatching at it just in time to prevent herself from stumbling down the steps and into the darkened gardens.
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