Kit learns that the proposed union between her and his twin is really a marriage of convenience for both of them: Cressy wants her independence from an overbearing stepmother, and Evelyn needs to procure a sensible wife so that his guardian uncle will hand over the reins of his trust money. She is a sensible girl, pretty (although not a beauty), and with a good figure. Kit, masquerading as Evelyn, goes to the dinner party and meets Cressida (Cressy), his brother’s intended. Kit’s mother, a feather-brained, prodigal spender, convinces Kit to take his twin’s place arguing that it will only be for one night. If he doesn’t show, she will undoubtedly take it as an unforgivable slight and quash the betrothal (thus injuring Evelyn’s chances of making a respectable match and gaining control of his own fortune). To make matters worse, Evelyn is supposed to meet his prospective bride’s grandmother the next day at a dinner party. When Christopher (Kit) Fancot returns to England unexpectedly from Vienna, he finds that his twin Lord Evelyn Denham has mysteriously disappeared. I’ve been on quite the Heyer kick lately, and I’m thinking about ordering more of her books from the library for summer reading. My third and final post for today described another delicious novel by Georgette Heyer named False Colours.
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