CHAPTER TWOWhen Sarah had shown Orlina all the gowns, she opened the two hatboxes that she had brought with her.
When she looked at their contents, Orlina could not help laughing.
“I shall certainly look old in these,” she said.
“That is exactly what we want,” Sarah replied.
The hats were very expensive, very ornate and very pretty, but eminently suited to an older woman.
They had feathers and veils and were exactly what Orlina thought a chaperone of any stature would wear.
There was also a small leather case in which Sarah said that her cousin carried her jewellery and make-up.
Orlina raised her eyebrows, but Sarah said at once,
“Of course you will have to make up. Older women are always permitted to do so but, of course, it’s forbidden to young girls and is another privilege of m
