Status Updates From Glass Roses

"My dearest friend is my cousin Isabella, but she lives twelve miles from us, and she has been in Scotland almost since we arrived in Paris. I miss her a great deal, but she is the only friend I am anxious to see upon my return."

"Your feelings about Baron Whilhelm are quite understandable, considering the view you have of his temperament. You alone can judge the degree to which any man will be able to make you happy, and I think you are wise to have put such careful attention into studying your feelings on such subjects."