But the consequences of this union no one could quite expect. Groomed for the perfect marriage by her mother, fearsome Lady Montdore, Polly instead scandalizes society by declaring her love for her uncle 'Boy' Dougdale, the Lecherous Lecturer, and promptly eloping to France.
Even fabulously fashionable Polly Hampton - with her startling good looks and excellent social connections - is beginning to wilt under the glare. Aren't you thankful evening skirts are long again?'Īh, the dresses! But oh, the monotony of the Season, with its endless run of glittering balls. 'Mine's silver lamé, it smells like a bird cage when it gets hot but I do love it.
I call that a dream, so soft and delicious, too.' She rubbed a fold of the skirt against her cheek. Reissued on the 70th anniversary of the first publication of The Pursuit of Love by Hamish Hamilton
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