SummaryTHE TATTLER, April 1802
It wouldn't surprise you, gentle readers, to learn that
Dermott Ramsay, the earl of Bathurst and favorite of all
ladies, married or otherwise, has a new paramour. What may
surprise you is her name. For she is none other than
Isabella Leslie! The same beauty of the sizable inheritance
who prefers not the ton but books, maps, and the family
shipping business. You may wonder how a picture of innocence ended up in the
arms of a libertine. Truth to tell, Isabella had to flee
from her scheming relatives in the rain-soaked night and
seek refuge in London's most infamous brothel. There, with
the help of the madam, she devised an unorthodox plan to
escape a dreaded marriage bed. She would simply have to
become unmarriageable -- even if it meant public ruin. And
who better to utterly ruin her in a mere week than a
handsome rake famous for his seductive skills? But gossip has it that Dermott may be developing a tendre
for his temporary mistress. It makes for the most delicious
speculation, does it not? For if it indeed is the case,
what will happen when their week of pleasure is over? We
urge you, dear readers, to do as we do -- follow the affair
closely, and with every hope that it will turn into this
Season's most delicious scandal.
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