In the last episode I had a dinner party with Mr. Sinclaire, and learned all about his real wife and the ugly side of the Duke. The two of us have grown closer together, and I don’t mind admitting I’m falling for the Mr. Darcylike man.
In this episode I’m invited to the opera, so first stop the clothing store!
You have the option of buying a beautiful dress, but as I’ve been invited to go with Duke Richards, yuck-I’m not buying anything nice. I’m just going to wear an old dress. He doesn’t need anything special.
The one I bought for the dinner will do nicely.
Poor Miss Parsons, we talk and she discusses a horrid date she had. It is with a gross old man, ugh, the girl can’t catch a break. Too bad my brother died or we could have been sisters.
As I head out of the shop, I run into Prince Hamid. You all remember him, the man who rescued Miss Parsons and I when Mr. Marcastle left us stranded in London.
He’s with the Duke, ugh! Can this guy just get lost!
The Duke
The Duke is planning on taking you and Miss Parson’s to see Handel’s Almira and is surprised to hear that I know of it. Seriously dude, my mama was an opera star.
Princess Almira has inherited the throne from her father, but he wishes that she marries someone from the House of Consalvo. The House of Consalvo has one son, but Princess Almira is not interested in him, and he only wants her for wealth and power. Instead, Princess Almira is in love with a man who has unknown parentage, Fernando. There are a lot of twists and turns in the opera, will it end happily or in tragedy?
So this makes me think of two things: first of all-wow what a crazy coincidence! That’s what’s kind of happening in my life.
And secondly:
Back to the game, Prince Hamid offers to pick you up when we go to the opera, but ugh the Duke is taking you. Bah.
Ugh, this guy!
However, the Duke has other business to attend to-so Prince Hamid offers to take you over early to the opera. Here is your chance to get a closer look at who your mother was!
I’ll get the secrets!
I go into the opera house and feel melancholy as I wished I had asked my mother more questions. I meet an actress who tells me my mother was an amazing singer, she was a big star until she became pregnant. They invite you to stay to watch, and as much as I love to I turned it down.
The stage is no place for a respectable girl, and I need to protect my reputation-I have Mr. Marcastle to deal with. And he is just waiting for an opportunity like this.
When you go home, you have a big surprise. Luke Harper is there with a letter from your father!
The hunt is on,
But which man do I want? It’s up to you to decide! Plus you have to fight the rumors that the Countess is spreading.
For more on Desire & Decorum, go to Desire & Decorum: Chapter 6, An Intimate Affair
For more on Choices, go to Kissing the Blarney Stone: 7 More Irish Heroes
For more on the opera, go to Le Fantôme de l’Opéra
For more ABBA, go to Dancing Queen
For more Jane Austen Quotes, go to Book Club Pick: Far Side of the Sea
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