The Season has opened for the year of 1814, and there is little reason to hope that we will see any noticeable change from 1813. The ranks of society are once again filled with Ambitious Mamas, whose only aim is to see their Darling Daughters married off the Determined Bachelors. Discussion amongst the Mamas finger Viscount Shibuya as this year's most eligible catch, and indeed, if the poor man's hair looks ruffled and windblown, it is because he cannot go anywhere without some young miss bathing her eyelashes with such vigor and speed as to create a breeze of hurricane force. Perhaps the only young lady not interest in Shibuya is Miss Ayako Matsuzaki, and in fact, her demeanor toward the viscount occasionally borders on the hostile.
And that is why, Dear Reader, This Author feels that a match between Shibuya and Miss Matsuzaki would be just the thing to enliven and otherwise ordinary season.
LADY WIHSTLEDOWN'S SOCIETY PAPERS, 13 APRIL 1814
