Status Updates From What Happens in the Ballroo...

Another rather unsatisfactory description of two people coming together in lust without any delicacy or poetry in the mating. Jefferies love scenes have become stale / mechanical, almost contrived

English prawlong was a premium confectionery treat consisting of whole nuts roasted and individually coated in boiled, caramelized sugar syrup.

In 1812 England, salmagundi
By the early 19th century, cookbooks like Esther Copley’s 1810 recipes described the dish as a centerpiece designed to balance sharp, piquant, crisp, and mild flavors. It was typically composed of the following ingredients, grouped by category

In 1812 England, salmagundi was a grand, elaborate composed salad. Rather than being tossed together, its ingredients were meticulously diced, minced, and arranged in colorful, geometric patterns, concentric rings, or built into a striking, pyramid-like mound on a serving platter.

Piss poor sexual Congress, a love seeing that was almost s farce. No was a farce-the description reminded me of when Stephen Colbert would take puppies for adoption and describe them

Sabretache

bag or pouch suspended by long straps from a cavalry or horse artillery officer's sword belt.

The British busby hat in 1812 was a cylindrical fur cap worn primarily by light cavalry (hussars), likely named after W. Busby, a London hatter who supplied officer versions during the early 19th century

The dialogue is a little too breezy, a little too pat, too many dropped tropes in every sentence. It is almost as if a mechanical pencil was pending the narrative. No big deal so far

Cheriubinos role in the marriage of Figaro is a breeches part,
The aria is song by a young page pouring out his love for Susanna, and how his adolescent hormones cannot be kept in check.

The harp-lute is a stringed instrument, loosely resembling what we would call the guitar today. Edward Light introduced the instrument in 1810 the harp-lute had a dozen catgut strings
It is a hybrid instrument that combines elements of the traditional harp and the English guitar (guittar), featuring a pear-shaped body, a curved neck, and a harp-like pillar

At least the cover does not offend. The first in the series was incredibly boring, but this is at the bottom of the book bag. So I have no choice. It’s either this or the news…