marzipanandminutiae: fashionplatesandephemera: (via jdd1847) “Oh Ernestine, shall I be courte

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“Oh Ernestine, shall I be courted by a count’s daughter someday?”

Ernestine glanced over her little sister’s shoulder at her beloved, who appeared studiously fixed on a book of Plutarch.

“Perhaps, Clarice. Perhaps.”