"I'm glad to hear," said Arthur. "If you're not tired of traveling, you must join your mother and Florence and Isobel and me on our trip down to London next week. I have business there, and you ladies can go shopping and enjoy the social season." And find a husband. Alexandra had been down there, when she had been presented at court, but he had cut the trip short then, because his eldest daughter was clearly not interested in charming an Earl or Duke, but rather in tarnishing the reputation of the family. He hoped he could rely on her this time. He lifted a spoon to his mouth, but kept his eyes on her.