Ezenia's End
"Splendid ball, if I do say so myself."
"Marvelous! The entire thing was a huge success!"
"Right, you are, my good chap. Tis a marvelous occasion to gather and what the young ones prance around in dance. But tis' most satisfying seeing my daughter getting interest from a very reliable suitor."
"Yes, yes, yes. My son also tells me he fancies a lady Bridget, one of Earl Knighthound's 19 daughters. Tis a marvelous occasion indeed."
With high spirits the men and families of high society bid several farewells to one another, getting on their carriages with many smiling, some weeping, others in a dazed lovestruck look, others singing merrily and most giggling and gossiping with their families about what their crushes said to them.
Oh, dear.
Everyone now seemed to be a love expert overnight, giving their one and two cents on the matter.