Dearest Diary,
I do not think that Lily is taking this seriously. Our family is in desperate need of furthering in society and we have always known that it would be our duty to make advantageous marriages. I do not understand why she is taking it with such anger. But then, she always has refused to acknowledge what we must do.
Our family is struggling. Father is trying his best to keep us afloat but it is not easy. The ball is approaching and yet we have no new dresses, only refitted and retrimmed ones from last year. I can only hope others will not notice. Marrying Lucien would change this.
And it is hardly as though he is sore to look at… He is as handsome as the portrait of him that hangs in Panemeta. The chances of one of us being picked are slim. There are so many girls who we will be pitted against.
The Veiled World 