Dinner party invitation [Arrives Jan. 1st, evening]

[Guest]

Invitations, written in a crisp, elegant hand on creamy parchment, were delivered by hand to the following people on the evening on January 1st:

Robert Drummond, Lord Carrington
Henry Grey, Lord Fownhope
Agnes Kyteler
Mignonette de la Rovere
Benjamin Keene, Lord Farrington
Major Charles Whitehurst, Lord Langdon
Isabeau de Vere, Lady Lismore
Margery Pendarves
Arthur & Elizabeth Annesley, Lord & Lady Anglesey
Anne Hawksworth
Duncan & Ophelia Melville, Lord & Lady Melville
Alexander Everhart, Lord Everhart

Your presence is warmly requested at a dinner party to exhibit a scientific novelty, to be held on January the 5th at 7 o’clock in the Ivy Room. The favor a reply is requested at your earliest convenience.

Most sincerely,

Frances Liddell

[Fluff]

The invitation to Lord Farrington went unanswered.

[Guest]

Dear Mistress Frances

Thank you for your kind invitation. I shall be pleased to attend your dinner and shall look forward to seeing you on January 5th, if not before.

Yours most sincerely

Margery Pendarves

[Guest]

A reply was sent as soon as Agnes received it on the evening of the first.

My dearest Frances,

I am both delighted and intrigued by your invitation - a scientific novelty, indeed! Whilst I cannot claim to profess much knowledge in that area I am sure it shall be well-worth seeing you for it, although I do hope we shall see each other before the fifth!

Your devoted friend,

Agnes

[Alexander Everhart]

Alex's reply wasn't received until the 3rd, as he was too busy being sick the first and second.

Dear Mistress Frances,

I would be delighted. Thank you for your kind invitation. As ever, I remain,

Your humble servant,
Alexander Everhart

[Guest]

*bump!*

[Blackguard]

No response from Lord Farrington. Word reached her that he had left Windsor early. Something about a patient in need of Doctor Keene.

Duncan and Ophelia RSVPed in the positive (or more correctly, Ophelia did).

[Charles Whitehurst]

Dear Miss Frances,

Thank you for the invitation. Unfortunately, I shall be otherwise engaged. Hopefully, I shall earn another opportunity to witness this scientific novelty.

Your Servant,
Charles Whitehurst

Charles had plans to attend the Twelfth Night Celebration.

[Hope]

Affirmative Rsvp's arrived from Lord & Lady Anglesey, and Anne Hawksworth.

[Isabeau Everhart]

Early afternoon on the 5th another reply wound its way to the room of Mistress Frances.

My dear Mistress Frances,

Do forgive the tardiness of my reply, matters of some urgency quite demanded my presence in London. Why, only this very morning have I arrived back in Windsor and I should be most delighted to dine with you this very evening.

Affectionately,

IdV