![]() When Carlston hurls a miniature at Helen with blatant disregard for protocol, Helen surprises herself by catching it. Meanwhile, the handsome Duke of Selburn pays Helen particular attention as does the scandalous Lord Carlston, whom society suspects murdered his disappeared wife. ![]() Helen champions Darby by seeking Bertha, even sneaking down to break open Bertha’s lock box in the middle of the night to search for clues. Darby’s stature - not diminutive - and her general (relative) coarseness incite jealous retribution from other staff members.īertha, another maid, disappears although no one else is particularly concerned - other than for the need to replace her - Darby worries. Helen promotes a maid, Darby, to be her personal maid because she likes Darby’s personality. Somehow, Helen’s older brother, the earl Andrew, manages to avoid most of their uncle’s spite. ![]() Helen’s uncle hates her for her intelligence, curiosity and her mother’s reputation as a traitor. ![]() However hard Lady Helen tries, she cannot reduce herself to be a vapid ornament. Lady Helen Wrexhall anticipates her debut in London society via her presentation to Queen Charlotte in 1812. ![]()
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