Can You Forgive Her? Chapter XXII - Dandy and Flirt

In which Alice Vavasor arrives at Matching Priory to be received with warmth and marked distinctions among the Palliser family, finding herself both awed and puzzled by the grandeur and complexities of her cousin Lady Glencora’s life and society. As she navigates the ornate household and its peculiar intimacies, Alice contemplates the delicate balances of expectation, appearance, and personal resolve within this stately milieu.