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Having bid farewell to the mayor, Elrina left his office in a foul mood. Not only had rather unflattering rumors already reached the city administration, but she also had to figure out a way to have an unpleasant conversation with her husband, and she was also involuntarily drawn into managing finances, which she knew almost nothing about. "This is not a woman's business; managing family affairs is not for women," her father always said, but life seemed to repeatedly try to strike at a sore spot. And the surrounding world was constantly changing, gradually displacing the aristocracy as a class, and the latter's inability to adapt to modern life was even more regrettable. Elrina looked at the Seymour family seal. No, she must not allow this family to fade into the annals of forgotten times. Family legends once said that as long as the city of Rheims stands on earth, this lineage will not cease to exist.
To clear her head a bit, the marchioness decided to go to the hippodrome, where she signed up to participate in the Competitive event.