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pose I ought to be furious, but I cannot. I believe that
if you offer me another kiss, I just might forgive you."
Marcus obliged with a fervor that made Charis
forget all about any thought of St. George's. Indeed,
she could scarce wait to greet the Archbishop of
Canterbury and have him marry her to the man she
loved with all her heart.
"Ruff." The dog evidently decided he'd best accept
being ignored. He settled on the cushioned seat, head
on his paws. Who knew how long his mistress would
be entangled with his favorite gentleman?
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Author's Note
The rules set forth by the lady patronesses of
Almack's Assembly rooms were listed in the novel
titled ALMACK's, which was published in 1826. It is
assumed that they were the accepted rules for that
time.
Almack's Rules
No lady Patroness can give a subscription, or a
ticket, to a lady she does not visit, or to a gentleman
who is not introduced to her by a lady who is on her
visiting list.
No more than two ladies of a family are to be upon
the ladies' lists.
No lady's or gentleman's name can continue on the
list of the same lady patroness for more than two sets
of balls; but the ladies are not to consider themselves
entitled to the second set of balls, unless it is
stipulated on their subscribing to the first, and no lady
or gentleman can have more than six tickets from the
same lady during the season.
No application from ladies to procure tickets for
other ladies, or from Gentlemen, for ladies' or
gentlemen's tickets, can be attended to.
No gentleman's tickets can be transferred. Ladies'
tickets are only to be transferred from mother to
daughter, or between unmarried sisters.
Subscribers who are prevented from coming are re-
quested to give notice to the ladies patronesses, the
day of the ball, by two o'clock, directed to Willis'
Rooms, that the ladies may fill up the vacancies.
The ladies patronesses request that applications for
subscriptions and tickets be sent to Willis' Rooms, and
not to their houses, in the consequences of the
confusion that arises from notes being lost or mislaid.
In consequence of the numerous applications from
families whom the ladies patronesses cannot
accommodate with tickets, they are obliged to make a
positive rule that not more than three ladies in a
family can be admitted to any ball.
The subscribers are most respectfully informed, that
the rooms will be lighted up by __ o'clock, and, by
orders from the ladies patronesses, no person can
possibly be admitted after half past eleven o'clock;
except Members of both Houses of Parliament, who
may be detained AT THE HOUSE on business.
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Applications for new subscribers must be submitted
for the concurrence of all the lady patronesses.
King Street, April 6, 182 ...
Copyright © 2001 by Emily Hendrickson
Originally published by Signet (0451204026)
Electronically published in 2007 by Belgrave House
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This is a work of fiction. All names in this publication are fictitious
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