The Belle of the Gall

One spoke over the line… Image by Author, created in AI based on a vintage photo. The First Rule in Attracting a Decent Mate: Do not appear in settings where the wallpaper can overpower your mere existence. They have enough trouble finding you as it is. Harriet, right: “You fool, you went two steps too far before pausing to be noticed by the crowd. You’re in an unacceptable review zone.” Hildegarde, left: “Then perhaps you shouldn’t have shoved me out of the way like a wildebeest.” Harriet: “I did no such thing. You stumbled over nothing like an amateur. I can’t help it if you went to the wrong finishing academy.” Hildegarde: “But I went to the same school as you.” Harriet: “Yes, but in the wrong year. That makes all the difference. You must always be in the right place at the right time. You were two debutante seasons too late.” Hildegarde: “I must say that I find your tone to be less than pleasing.” Harriet: “If memory serves, you were the one who requested my assistance so you…

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