The young and effervescent Mary Riddle was the oldest child of the Riddle family. Mary was only 15 but often sounded much older than girls her age. That happened when you had to console your mother each night while you father fornacated in every corner of the house with his ugly and unbecoming mistress. Her father’s affair with that weird woman had destroyed their family’s reputation quite a bit. However the fact that in the last 5 years her mother had given brith to twin sons aged 3 and another baby sister just a few months ago, had helped everyone realise that Mr. Riddle was done rumbling the sheets with any more slags.   Despite the horrible situation in her formative years, Mary’s mother had ensured that she was raised to be a proper lady and to know exactly what makes for a good husband. Mary however, only wanted a good man in her life, even a little less well to do would be okay. She was sure she never wanted anyone like her father. So when she met the young Dr. Thomas Granger, she knew he was it. He was a decade older than her at 25 but she didn’t care. She was all set to debut this season and nothing was going to come in her way. She was thrilled when Dr. Granger was among the gentlemen callers after the first ball of the season and she ensured she spent more time with him over anyone else.