North Quad was transformed into an impenetrable fortress of high-society glamour. Ten-foot temporary privacy hedges lined the cobblestone perimeter, shielding the arrival courtyard from hundreds of curious undergraduate spectators and local press photographers who stood behind polished brass velvet ropes along the avenue. Searchlights swept the night sky, illuminating the ancient ivy and soaring gargoyles of Highclere Hall in dramatic sheets of gold and amber light. A line of vintage…
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