This story left me wishing for another paragraph, another page, another chapter. What was the countess doing out there in the storm, anyway? Did she get struck by lightning? Did she later confront the young woman who was pursuing her brother? Did she tell her brother he was being an idiot? So many questions, and no answers. sigh
Well, the Countess had a storm in her mind. She wanted to go to the city and confront the insolent gold digger of a woman, but she couldn't because of the storm. Thus, she wanted to equate her internal storm to some outside force, otherwise, she could have imploded. Hence, she came to the open window and cooled herself out, postponing the showdown with her adversary to after the storm will subside. )
Sounds reasonable.