ebecca From Paris

aron Von Lodge was the head of a small country known as Lilliland near Switzerland. The time was the early 1900s.

Rebecca de Fleur lived in Paris and was the social celebrity of the city. She was very beautiful and the heiress to a famous vineyard. She knew the Baron when they were children since their families were close friends.

Rebecca would visit Lilliland for some winter skiing. She told all of her friends that she wanted to be romantically involved with the Baron and hoped to marry him some day. She was confident that they would make a wonderful couple. Rebecca wanted to become the Baroness Von Lodge of Lilliland.

The Baron loved Lady Angela of Alpine Castle and had no romantic thoughts about Rebecca.

Rebecca knew that the Baron loved horses and horseback riding along the bridal paths on the shore of Castle Lake and on the many Alpine Mountain trails. She hoped that the Baron would invite her to go riding some morning during her visit.

The Baron did just that - he invited Rebecca to go for an early morning ride along the bridal path next to the lake. Lady Angela would also be riding along as well as the Baron's friend, Duke Von Winterford from England. The Duke was a bachelor who was the Baron's university classmate.

The Duke and Rebecca seemed to like each other right away. It turned out that the Duke and Rebecca had a number of mutual friends and had even attended some of the social events in Paris and London without being introduced. Without a formal introduction they did not have an opportunity to become acquainted, but they felt it would be just a matter of time until they were properly introduced. The Baron and Lady Angela did just that.

The Duke invited Rebecca to visit his manor house in England during the social season.

The last time the Baron received a letter from the Duke, it was to announce his engagement to Rebecca. He hoped to marry her and she would become the Duchess Rebecca Von Winterford.

The Baron hoped that they would be very happy together and history would be recorded that they were, indeed, all very happy.