The Earl And the Highwayman's Daughter
“When she studied herself in the mirror, she seemed a different person, her head swimming with new information. For the last sennight, she’d dined with the earl and his sister every evening, where she was taught table manners.
“One must never shout down the table,” Lady Beale said. “During the first course, conversation always flows to the hostess’s left. During the second course, the hostess will turn and converse with those on her right.”
“But why?” Eugenia asked.
“It maintains an ...orderly conversation,” Lady Beale had said. “Without everyone speaking at once.”
Eugenia frowned, perplexed. “But what if the conversation is more interesting over the table?”
His lordship’s grin deepened the dimples beside his mouth.
“Then you can listen,” Lady Beale said. “As long as you do not ignore those directing a question to you.”MoreLess
“One must never shout down the table,” Lady Beale said. “During the first course, conversation always flows to the hostess’s left. During the second course, the hostess will turn and converse with those on her right.”
“But why?” Eugenia asked.
“It maintains an ...orderly conversation,” Lady Beale had said. “Without everyone speaking at once.”
Eugenia frowned, perplexed. “But what if the conversation is more interesting over the table?”
His lordship’s grin deepened the dimples beside his mouth.
“Then you can listen,” Lady Beale said. “As long as you do not ignore those directing a question to you.”MoreLess
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