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But another way to find a job was to take out an advertisement touting your capabilities. In these, you could declare how prim, proper, educated and eager you were for such a position.
Advertisements cost little. They also worked well because newspapers had wide circulations and they too cost as little as three pennies per copy.
Here is a sample of two ads, one taken by a lady and another by a man!
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| The elaborate roof line of Chambord! |
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| The Long Hall in Chenonceau, seen in THE SERPENT QUEEN! |
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Here in THE LYON'S SHARE, I was able to convey quite a few bits of reality.
First, our hero was a cavalry officer who was promoted through the ranks by his continued actions in the Napoleonic Wars.
He had quite a few friends who were wounded or killed. One of those wounded was a friend of his who lost the use of both legs when his horse fell on him.
Because of this the friend was sent home, unable to serve. But he also received a compensation for the loss of use of both legs. The amount was not much. But it did allow the man and his wife to continue to live, but alas, not in any luxury. And because the man gave up his commission, he did not receive any severence pay nor continuing pay for what we would call disability.
Thus, the man's widow did live in poverty. As many other widows did.
Another feature of THE LYON'S SHARE is the detail of the purchase of a special marriage license. These could be purchased from Doctor's Commons in London if the buyer had the fee, and the names and dates of birth of those to be wed. By using a license such as this, couples could be married before noon in any facility including a home and not necessarily a church.
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During the 18th century, many improvements to coaches improved the chances of a person living long enough to tell the tale of having been there and done that!
One fine video to show the changes in carriage construction is this one offered by the Palais de Versailles. Do watch it. Only six minutes long, you will enjoy the discussion, the English translations and learn much from the explanantions of improvements to coaches and to roads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbV9zYNWB_0&t=137s
Sitting beside him, Addy held his hand, no matter propriety. He needed her. She knew enough of his malady to sit for many minutes without a word between them. He recovered himself, but slowly. And when a footman approached with a tray of wine or whiskey on offer, Gyles would have taken one.
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“Do not,” she admonished.
He stared at her. “No?”
“Spirits will only aggravate your condition.”
He looked away, but grimaced at the bright light of candles in a nearby sconce.
“Close your eyes. Turn toward me.” She stroked his hand and wrapped her fingers around his wrist and counted. “There. Your heart beat slows. You will be well. Give this a few minutes.”
He did as she bade him and in his time, he opened his eyes to consider her with quiet appreciation shining there. “You know my condition.”
“Bold sounds. Bright lights. Alcohol. Late nights. Exertion. They all contribute to your headaches. How long have you suffered them?”
He exhaled. “Since I was imprisoned by the French when I was young.”
“I see.” She squeezed his hand in sympathy. About that, she would learn more but not tonight. He had to recover first before he relived the cause of his distress. “You should not be at balls, sir. But home where you can be quiet and untroubled.”
“But if I did not attend here tonight, I would not have found you again.”
She bobbed her head to and fro. “We might have met in more sedate gatherings.”
“Perhaps. I would have chanced missing you.”
She had never been so sweetly entranced by a man who confessed to his liking for her in so unique a manner. “My sisters and I are in Brighton specifically to enjoy the Season. We will be…” she said as she circled a hand in the air, “everywhere.”
“Addy, how may I press my advantage?”
“You made an impression on me yesterday, Gyles. I will not soon forget you.”
He grasped her hand tightly. “Don’t forget me at all.”
“I won’t. How could I? You like my syrup.” She had to tease him and make him smile.
“I do. Among other things.”
She nodded, compassion in her heart for so afflicted a darling man. “Perhaps my dancing, too?”
“Indeed,” he said. “I’d like to kiss you for it.”
She gave a shocked little laugh. Since Grandpapa died and she knew she’d have to find a husband soon, she’d taken to kissing any man who appealed. Alas, she’d found none. But now, she was not only complimented but tempted to kiss this man. “Not here.”
“No. But somewhere and soon. With my thanks for the syrup, the dance and the laughter.”
Oh, my. Was he much too chivalrous? Was he a rake of no morals? A man who complimented women? Women like her? Young and naive. For all her good looks, for all her pride in them and understanding of them as a tool to attract men, she was still untried, uninformed of much of the physicality of mating. She could be all too easily influenced by a practiced man’s charms. Of that she had always been on guard.
“A kiss for relief from a headache? Oh, surely that would be—”
“Bliss,” he vowed. “I will try for it tomorrow.”
“When you come for tea?”
“I come for you, Addy.”
He lifted her hand and pressed his firm lips to her glove in a stunning kiss. Had he blessed her bare skin with his mouth, she would have taken him to an alcove in the hall and tasted the flavor of his desire and called herself barely satisfied.
“Tomorrow then,” she whispered and longed to taste his lips on hers.
Here is my version! A part of this wonderful funny box set this summer!
Well, she got her papa’s phaeton.
And she crashed the village vegetable stand, now
Seems she forgot all about the library
Like she told her old man, now
And with the villagers yelling
She goes cruising just as fast as she can now
Til her papa takes her phaeton away.
The younger ladies can’t stand her
Cause she drives like an ace now
She makes the drive thru town look like a chariot race now.
A lot of men try to catch her
But she leads them on a wild goose chase now.
She vows she’ll have fun fun fun, but no husband’ll ever take her phaeton away!
Years later, she knew all along
That her marquess was getting wise to her, now
And when he eyed her set of horses
She’s been thinking that her fun was all through now
But he’s caught her and his kisses say
They’ve got alot of loving to do now
They’ll have fun, fun fun as her husband drives her and her phaeton away!
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