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"Dear Demelza..."
| Demelza Quartermaine (Vikki) |
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Commoner
Group: Members
Posts: 45
Member No.: 232
Joined: 16-June 09
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| QUOTE | Dear Distressed Dueller,
While I commend you for defending a lady's honour, what the devil were you doing challenging someone to a duel over it if you are only a mediocre shot? Ladies like having their honour defended, but not when it comes at the price of ridiculous dramatic gestures like duels. As for what to do now, your only real hope is to choose a good second with strong powers of persuasion so that he and your opponent's second can effect an apology before it comes to shots fired. Either that or start praying very very hard that you both miss. Or that your opponent takes ill. Or that it rains so hard you can't see and the powder is impossibly damp.
- Demelza |
| QUOTE | Dear Bothered Bachelor,
Do you have a sister? If so, she would glean the information for you in about three seconds flat. Otherwise, just assume that she does. Fortunately, young ladies' romantic affections are tender little things, like an African violet, and generally need some reciprocity to thrive. If you avoid encouraging her she will probably be swept off her feet by another gentleman before the end of the season. Ladies don't tend to pine away and die of broken hearts these days. May I suggest avoidance? Don't ask her to dance, spend time in your club, follow manly pursuits. She'll soon forget you.
- Demelza |
| QUOTE | Dear Country Girl
You have, rather, haven't you? Still, nothing for it now; what's done is done. At least it only happened in front of a family friend, and can be put down to your being new to town. Try to curb your athletic proclivities in future - a hat may easily be replaced, while a lady's reputation cannot. As for your cousin with whom you are staying, I can highly recommend a spot of contrite confession during a quiet moment. The sooner the better, quite frankly, as the longer you leave it the more she'll wonder why you hid the truth. She will be vexed, but she will be more vexed if you try to avoid telling her.
- Demelza |
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 Demelza's ProfileWell bred ladies do not 'ROFL'. It is the height of vulgarity and I will have no ROFLing here!
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| Jane Middleton (Aida) |
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Lady Jane Middleton
Group: Members
Posts: 62
Member No.: 165
Joined: 2-March 09
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| QUOTE | Dear Demelza,
I believe I have fallen in love with the worthiest gentleman in the entire world! But I cannot tell if this wondrous feeling is mutual or not, so mysterious is this gentleman who has so mercilessly conquered my heart. You see, this whole affair is so mysterious that until recently I couldn’t even tell if I loved him myself! Well, I knew I did last year, because I wrote him a letter confessing my love to him, and since I should like to think I’m not a liar I know I must have loved him. But then he didn’t answer my letter! Imagine that! So I decided to forget him, and I forgot him and never even thought about him once throughout the entire winter, until I what happens? I see him again. Well, I saw another gentleman first, but he was so rude so I- oh and I saw him (this other gentleman, that is) with another young lady in the park and they purposefully tried to murder my poor little Croquemb lapdog! And what sort of a gentleman would want to do such a cruel thing but one who is very wicked? He is as good as forgotten. Anyway, on the very day that I returned to London I saw my dearest beloved with his sister (who has a very acute sense of fashion, let me tell you)! And it was at the moment of our reunion that I recalled how much I used to love him, and realized how much I love him still, and found out how much all the heroic beaus I have been daydreaming about this whole winter had resembled him without my realizing! I was thinking maybe I should keep postponing his eventual visit to my residence, because I’m afraid I might not be able to meet him as much after he has returned the letter to me (which he intends to do, by the way, and I’m not sure if that is a good thing, because on one hand it shows he cares about my reputation, and on the other it might mean that my love is not requited!) and I simply have to see him or else- I wouldn’t do anything silly, of course, but it would be just so horrible! What shall I do!? If I don’t find a husband by the end of this season I might die an old maid! Or even worse, Mama might make me marry some ugly old bald baron like poor Lady W’s husband whom I shall despise! And please tell me what to do to capture my beloved’s heart if it’s not already burning with love like mine!?
Ardent Lover |
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 Character SheetAt the musical soiree, Jane is wearing a gown in Tyrian purple and diamond earrings.
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| Harriet Fforde (Shar) |
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Tradesman
Group: Members
Posts: 92
Member No.: 16
Joined: 26-April 08
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| QUOTE | Dear Demelza,
I am in an extemely peculiar situation. Two gentlemen of my acquaintance, both of good family and strong character, have had an altercation, resulting in a duel being arranged between them! I am the only witness to the full altercation, and as near as I can tell, the party at fault is one whose family will be having a ball in the near future. They were kind enough to invite me, and I accepted their invitation to attend some time ago. Refusing to attend after all would, of course, insult the entire family. Attending would, of course, insult the family of the vic--of the challenged party. What am I to do?
--Caught in the Middle (But Not Literally) |
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| Selina Clare (Rose) |
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Mrs. Clare
Group: Members
Posts: 190
Member No.: 40
Joined: 9-May 08
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Dear Demelza,
I am not sure where my life is going. For years I have felt perfectly on top of it, but I am having doubts this season. I have always longed, for example, to remain at the top of the social stratum and have succeeded pretty well in doing so. However, I am now only a couple of years away from being considered an old maid and spinster and I am increasingly aware that I will not retain the social position I wish to hold without being married. I have received many proposals of marriage, from some of the best houses in the land, but have not been able to persuade myself to accept any because I do not think it would improve my situation, wealthy as I am and surrounded by a family I love. With my sister likely to marry soon, I am starting to rethink this position, but if I were to marry, whom should I choose? I am not romantic but there is nothing to choose between my suitors and I feel that one should accept a man for whom one feels no more than apathy! What should my course be?
Also, a duel is going to be fought over a trivial matter in which I am involved by two men I dislike intensely. One of them is in love with me, the other is merely mad. The whole affair is embarrassing in the extreme and I would give anything to prevent it. May I interfere and if so, how?
I have gone on a bit here and I do apologise, but I lack a confidante. My friends are either too young, too married or the wrong sex!
Yours,
Troubled at Three-and-twenty
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