The Man Who Laughs Part II, Book the First, Chapter III - The Duchess Josiana

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In which the lofty and enchanting figure of Lady Josiana is revealed amidst the opulent and capricious world of early eighteenth-century English aristocracy, where love and custom unfurl in delicate and rather sportive postponements. Between the sparkling allure of youthful freedom and the weighty prospect of matrimonial bonds, she and Lord David engage in a sophisticated dalliance marked by wit, pride, and unyielding propriety, embodying the exquisite contradictions of flesh and virtue.

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