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Originally Posted by Bookpossum
So presumably, at the time she was writing at least her earlier books, it was okay to use her foreign title.
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Excellent find. Still, I think style might mandate adopting one's new country's mores in toto, rather than trying to skim most favorable from new and old. But everyone loves a lord (or lady).
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Originally Posted by Bookpossum
I wonder what sorts of hoops they had to go through to become a fully paid up member of the League?
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Originally Posted by gmw
Orczy at times plays a little bit loose with whose thoughts we get to read.
And yes, the interlocking relationships between Armand, Marguerite and Percy seemed problematic to me.
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The hoops are an issue in regard to Armand, as it raises the issue of Armand's loyalty. Privy to Percy's secret identity, he knows that Percy is deceiving Marguerite, but is willing to go along with it. Out of weakness? Our of a desire to be one of the guys and distance himself from the woman's influence? But his opting for Percy is not very defensible,
especially as he knows the extent of Marguerite's guilt in regard to the Marquis de St. Cyr. But he presumably decided not to raise the issue with Percy. Because he didn't want to jeopardize his own relationship with Percy?
Yeah, I think this is something we just have to accept. There's no good explanation.