Comments on 'The Quizzing Glass'After we had repaired Isabella's face so that no trace of tears was left, we squared our shoulders and walked back into the ballroom. As we passed a group of young bloods, I could hear one of them say quite loudly, "I do say, who is that exquisite creature in the blue gown?"
Isabella's gown was a pale gold whereas mine was blue. And yet, I was so used to the attention being focused solely on Isabella, I couldn't help turning my head to stare at the young man and make sure he was talking about _me_. He had a quizzing glass raised to his right eye and he was observing me through it, one enlarged blue eye blinking at me in a comic fashion.
"Don't _stare_, Sam. He might get the wrong impression," my cousin hissed and we giggled and began walking faster.
We were breathless when we arrived back where Louisa sat with de Grave.
"What brings such a twinkle to your eyes, ladies?" de Grave asked with a smile as he handed each of us a glass of punch.
Before I could answer him, I felt someone tap me on the shoulder.2008-06-28T19:24:23Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/35040Comment on The Quizzing Glass<p>I can imagine Samantha gawking at the comment. Lovely imagery. : )</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/35040?basename=746742008-06-28T19:24:23ZNightMaidenhttp://ficlets.com/authors/user_7538Comment on The Quizzing Glass<p>Another neat glimpse into how Sam is blossoming this season, and how she has to manage that transition. And it’s nice that Windham doesn’t wind up ever feeling like what she settled for…if she winds up with him, of course.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/35040?basename=730072008-06-22T17:35:44ZTHX 0477http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477Comment on The Quizzing Glass<p>haha, that was funny.<br />LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/35040?basename=729902008-06-22T16:50:44ZDreamerhttp://ficlets.com/authors/dreamerComment on The Quizzing Glass<p>Hilarious scene. I especially loved Isabella’s line about not staring and giving him the wrong impression. Quite the scene.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/35040?basename=728522008-06-21T23:33:11Zthebetweenspacehttp://ficlets.com/authors/thebetweenspace