How utterly annoying. Sophia glared at her brother across the table as he sipped his consommé. It was all his fault. Ned had left—to God knew where and for God knew how long—and she was stuck here with a brother she wanted to throttle. To make matters worse, the doctor had confirmed that Violet was with child. Again. Sophia was not sure why this truth made her want to crumble into a pile and cry but she suspected it had something to do with the fact that, had her brother not so adamantly rejected Ned’s suit, they could be married now. She could be with child. She could be holding a tow-haired babe to her breast. Instead of hiding from the scandal. Though, to be frank, there were benefits to being ruined. Thanks to Lady Jersey, who was a matron of the ton, word of her private tête-à-tête with a man—unescorted—had filtered out. But in truth, that had not been as appalling to polite society as the fact she’d been wearing trousers. Honestly. They lived in such a ridiculous world.
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