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+====== Lady Alyssa Gray of Essex ======
+Formerly of Lyon, France, Lady Alyssa Gray of Essex escaped a lifetime of
+poverty by running away to join a cancan act on Vaudeville at the age of 12
+after the tragic
+death of her twin brother, Xavier. Although devastated by the loss, her
+enthusiastic and creative performances were soon discovered by the infamous
+Madame
+Labouche. Dancing under the stage name, Bon Bons, and managed by the Madame,
+Alyssa gained much notoriety and became a popular feature of the underground
+Parisian nightlife.
+After several years, she finally saved enough money to buy herself the fare to
+London and a year's allowance to stay with her sixth cousin-twice-removed, Miss
+Juliet
+Spencer. A quick study, Alyssa soon learned the etiquette and style necessary to
+create a background of breeding and class. Reverting to her name of birth and
+wearing the most up-to-date in London fashions, she soon found herself invited
+to many of the balls of the most famous 17-- London season. It was during that
+year
+that she was invited to winter in Bath much to the dismay of her cousin, who was
+not. It was in Bath that she met the Earl of Essex, James Gray the Fourth, who
+was
+there to regain his health after the untimely death of his wife, Anna. The Earl,
+thirty years her senior, and Alyssa became firm friends and married three years
+later after
+an uneventful courtship.
+After a colourful childhood, Lady Gray now enjoys the peaceful seclusion of the
+estate she shares with her husband. Although the Earl is now confined to his
+wheelchair and spends much of his day in his gardens, Lady Gray finds their
+union most rewarding. Often away visiting friends, she has recently returned
+from the
+London Ball Season which she most enjoyed, having stayed in the apartments of
+her close personal friend, Lord Richard of Canterbury.
+===== Stories =====
+  * [[Lady Alyssa and the Barrel of Ice]]
+  * The [[Tale of the lost pig]]
+===== Digressions =====
+====== ======
+Go back to [[Historical Characters]] \\
+Back to [[[at_the_sign_of_the_bear_and_garter|The Sign of the Bear and Garter]]

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