I thought it was an okay story although there were so many English terms or words that I was not familiar with.

But I was really happily surprised by the quality of the prose and more so by the atmospheric story itself which was not only rich but pulled me in all sorts of unexpected places.Lady Mary Montagu Douglas Scott wants more from life than what is traditionally expected of the daughters of nobility in the Victorian era; marriage and servitude to her husband are not for her. Mary is able to help solve several mysteries--an allegedly stolen brooch, and some embezzled funds--and would like to continue being useful and using her talents. The silver lining has meant that she has been free to develop her own mind and interests; and only pretends to be a meek and mindless young lady when her parents, or other members of society are around.

Lady Mary Montagu Douglas Scott is the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and the youngest. Lady Mary appears to be shy and retiring, and the story begins when she has escaped from the formal dining room in the Scottish castle.

That person was Lady Mary Montagu Douglas Scott, the youngest child of Queen Victoria’s close friends the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch.