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It’s probably for the best, dear reader, if we draw a veil over what comes next.

If only to spare poor Gwen her dignity.

The crash course in etiquette that takes place the next day involves all the usual parts of such a thing—from curtsies to

laps of the room with a book on one’s head to flash cards featuring sketches of the court’s most notable personalities.

None

of this is Gwen’s strong suit.

But if Isobelle has any doubts.

.. well, she’s an expert at ignoring those and focusing on

the joys at hand.

If you’d really like to know more about what Isobelle has Gwen learning, then please direct your attention to one of the myriad

texts on the subject, such as Ladye Hostlethwaite’s Primer on Graciously Goode Manneres or On Being of Noble Stocke by Lord Rollin Moisey of Dalmerlington.

They should only take a day or two to read and commit to memory—each is but a few

hundred thousand words.

Go on, take your time. We’ll wait.