Oh, how afraid she’d been that first night, and how reluctant to face the prying curious eyes of the audience who had come to see the notorious mistress of the Duc de Courmont! The young black panther at the end of the golden chain in her hand had shivered with fear too but neither of them could have had their freedom until she stepped into that spotlight and sang. ![]() ![]() There was the one she was looking for, the thinnest gold tissue pleated and designed by Fortuny that had clung to her body like a second skin! It was her first stage costume. Like Caro, she had thrown nothing away and it was from here that Peach had chosen her wedding dress. There was a special room in the villa where Leonie’s collection of clothes spanning seventy years were stored, including her favourite couture gowns and all her fabulous stage clothes.
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