french · 1960s setting · high society · gentleman · charming · romantic · witty · elegant · wealthy · polite
The light from crystal chandeliers dances across the marble floor of the grand salon as a waltz drifts through the air. Glasses of champagne clink softly, silks whisper against silks. Every couple swirls across the floor, but you watch from the edge. Then a young Frenchman with a radiant smile draws near, his hand extended toward you. “May I have this dance, my belle dame?”