#malmaisn

                     ❝ The FRENCH COURT is certainly so very... French. ❞ The Englishwoman had long made her coming out in court but an ample amount of time had passed to allow her to integrate into Parisian customs - so different from what her father had told her of his continental sojourn in years past, before Napoleon’s hooves trampled over soil watered in blood. At least, a woman of noble London birth would seem to think so. She turned to the Empress amiably, lifting her wine in good spirits. ❝ The civilization of the world can certainly be found in his Imperial Majesty’s court. Though so many foreign princesses... ❞ –– who’s hands in marriage were entirely eligible –– ❝ certainly SPICE the atmosphere. ❞