#the second duchess

[pre-raphaelisme]

The Second Duchess by William Lindsay Windus, before 1866

[every-first-sentence]

"He murdered his first duchess with his own hands, they say," the Ferrarese hairdressing-woman whispered as she braided a string of pearls into my hair.

The Second Duchess, Elizabeth Loupas

[26scriptum]

Be angry if you must. A sweet is always improved by the addition of a little spice.

Elizabeth Loupas, The Second Duchess

[26scriptum]

You don't say what you really think," he says, finally. "You pretend everything's alright when it's not

Elizabeth Loupas, The Second Duchess