Nonesuch II

Mrs Underhill tells Ancilla that she's worried about Sir Waldo's arrival, as he has brought Julian Lindeth, who is a Lord with him.. He is apparently very charming and she's afraid that Tiffany will want to marry him. She herself hopes that TIffany will fall in love with her own son, Courtenay, when they are older, but she also worries about Tiffany's wild behaviour. Tiffany is so beautiful and very selfish, and nearly always manages to get her own way. Ancilla jokes and says that since Tiffany wants to marry a marquis, she will not setle for a mere baron like Lindeth. She is 26 and has been quite happy in her job at the Underhills. Mrs Underhill is rather silly but good hearted and she likes Charlotte, her daughter whom she teaches. She tends to manage Tiffany by appealing to her self interest, rather than moralising... telling her that she looks less pretty when she boasts of her own looks. Mrs Underhill invites Sir Waldo and Lindeth to come and dine whenever they like, as they are getting builders into the house and Waldo takes part in the social activities of the neighbourhood. Julian falls madly in love with Tiffany, and she flirts with him, but he does not see her more selfish side. However Waldo tries to draw her away by being flirtatious with her himself, hoping that she will lose interest in Lindeth or he will come to realise that she's very far from angelic.