How should one deal with poor dinner party etiquette?
Her blunder was heinous, but understandable, given the enormous shock she had just received. Next time, diffuse the situation by throwing a dinner plate (like a shooting star) into the forehead of your maid. The ensuing hullabaloo will afford you ample time to remove the butter knife from the Duke’s torso and allow you to replace it with the correct, fish knife, thereby ensuring no embarrassment to the Duchess.
