Jeanne's brows furrowed. “Surely the King would not allow his brother to practice perverted behavior publicly?”
“Well, he does seem somewhat subdued when out and about,” Lynette offered.
“If you call prancing about in women's clothing and behaving more feminine and frivolous than you or I,” Olympe countered, “then yes, in public he is discreet. But what takes place behind closed doors is startling, shocking.”
“What people do behind their own—” Lynette tried.
“What ordinary people do in private may be their own business, but the King and his family are allowed no secrets.” Olympe scanned the room. “It is those nasty 'secret' behaviors that wag the tongues of spite. You know what men can do to other men when they are cruel and depraved.”
“He walks a fine line,” Lynette agreed with a fro
