How to Fake It in Society

A few days later, Titus was having a horrible time at Lady Farjeon’s rout.

He’d been deluged with invitations since his new wealth had become public knowledge, and now he was dressed—superbly dressed, with well-cut coats and waistcoats that were delightful joys—it was time to take them up, and make his entry into Polite Society.

On Nico’s counsel, he’d initially accepted three invitations to afternoon tea, one to a conversazione, and two to routs. They had all sounded ghastly.

And indeed his first trials, two afternoon teas and the conversazione, had been exactly that.