“I felt it was their work, but why the balconies?”
“They were added, as you might guess, during the Regency, when balconies became fashionable, as you can see all too clearly at Brighton.”
“Of course, I remember reading that there was quite a craze for them in those days.”
“They were a fad at the time. A number of friends have suggested I remove them. But I like them, as they have always been there since I was a child and to me they are an integral part of my ancestral home.”
“Of course you are quite right to keep them. Now please tell me about some of your pictures and furniture.”
The Marquis looked surprised – this was not the sort of conversation he would expect to hold with a lady.
The majority of his female guests were always far more interested in him than in the provenance
