It was late; the evening had gone on long, with card games, wine, and sweet delicacies in Queen Catherine’s rooms, and Kate had been asked to play her English songs again, even as the Barnetts retired early. She felt weary, her mind heavy, but she felt she had learned much about French manners, F...
Lady Eaton said in her low, breathy murmur as she took Anthony’s arm and led him from the hall during the interlude of the play. Behind the makeshift curtains, the clatter of changing scenery could be heard, and the audience was talking together in a low rise and fall of voices.Lord Eaton had dis...
There must be cupids.” Kate laughed at Violet’s eager words. They were working on the queen’s new masque for the Scottish visitors, and the scribbled pages of all their ideas were scattered across the table in the great gallery. “Flying cupids, Vi?” ...