"A Proposal To Cicely", published in The Happy Magazine on September 4, 1922, is Georgette Heyer's first known short story based on contemporary material. This short story from a 20-year-old writer already has everything that her books are loved for: ease of storytelling, humor, lively dialogue, expressively outlined characters (not only people, but also animals), romance and a happy ending. The heroine is a very modern city girl who considers herself completely independent and is, so to speak, being tested by a life unfamiliar to her.