Eloise and Penelope share a candid moment away from the pressures of the ton, discussing the social expectations placed upon young women. Eloise expresses her deep anxiety about living in her sister's shadow, while Penelope reveals the hidden advantages of being an overlooked wallflower.
ELOISE: How you managed an entire season of these absurd events alongside people like Cressida Cowper is beyond me. And it is not just her. It is all of them. Staring at me as if I were some china teapot. How did you do it on your own, Pen?
PENELOPE: I do not share your difficulties, El. Insipid wal
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