C39 The Patriarch’s Summons

The envelope arrived on a Tuesday.

Isabella found it on her desk when she arrived at work creamy white paper, no return address, her name written in calligraphy so elaborate it took her a moment to decipher. Inside was a single card, embossed with the Thorn family crest.

Miss Davenport,

You are requested to attend dinner at the Thorn estate this evening at seven o'clock