The Jardin had been a royal garden until author Charles Perrault of Sleeping Beauty requested it be opened to the public. It was the first royal garden to do so. The date of her ball was growing near and Sophie was excited for it, but she was also in a state of great concern. She knew more and more people were talking about the pamphlet and those in her circle of acquaintances did not agree at all with her writings. They thought it to be the writings of a bourgeoisie who had no understanding of the true workings of government and the monarchy. Then, late one evening, she heard her father with a colleague discussing the pamphlet over a glass of brandy. It was the first time she learned that there was an inspector in the district tasked with finding the identity of the printer. Once the printer was found, they would find the writer. The conversation did nothing to quiet her thoughts and she was concerned about being discovered.
