The Master Matchmakers series focuses on servants who think
they know the perfect match for their masters.
What about you? Given your
personality, which of the gentlemen featured in the series would your servants
have considered a good match for you?
Take the quiz to find out, but beware!
I've added a fourth gentleman to the list, and he just might steal your
heart! (See the first comment for his
identity and how to score your answers.)
1. When traveling
from one location to another, your ideal husband would prefer to
a. Ride on a powerful
horse
b. Stroll along chatting
with friends
c. Walk as quickly
and efficiently as possible
d. Convince the duke
with the largest carriage to give him a ride
2. Your ideal husband’s
leisure time reading would include
a. A good treatise on
the birthing of foals
b. Izaak Walton’s The Compleat Angler
c. The Transactions of the Philosophical
Society
d. Wordsworth’s
poetry
3. Your husband’s
preferred outfit would consist of
a. A coat, breeches,
and riding boots
b. A waistcoat, linen
shirt with good range of movement for his arms, and water-proofed boots
c. Whatever was
closest to hand, regardless of whether it was clean or matched
d. Perfectly matched,
refined coat and trousers tailored to his person and indicative of his style
4. Your husband would
tie his cravat in this style
a. Simply knotted
b. The Corinthian, a
fold currently popular among sporting gentlemen
c. The Mathematical
(but only when his valet was involved)
d. An elegant fold
that others struggle to copy
5. Your husband would
prefer to spend his time with you
a. Riding across
verdant fields, then a quiet picnic under the trees
b. Holding you in his
arms while he teaches you the fine art of fishing
c. Listening to your
stories in ardent appreciation
d. Taking you on an
adventure, whether sailing on the Thames or venturing into the deepest cavern
in search of gold
6. If your husband
wrote his own wedding vows, he might say the following:
a. “I will never be
worthy of your love, but if you allow me, I will treasure you all the days of
your life.”
b. “I promise you
will always come first in my life, no matter the requirements of my station or interests.”
c. “You are my equal
in all ways, and I will never be whole without you are at my side.”
d. “Come with me and
be my love, and we will all the pleasures prove.”
