In Which Mrs. Miller Pays a Visit to Sophia
- Since Sophia and her aunt are now so friendly, Sophia is free to meet with guests.
- So when Mrs. Miller arrives, Sophia welcomes her.
- As soon as Mrs. Miller shows Sophia her letter from Tom, Sophia refuses to open it.
- But Mrs. Miller falls on her knees and begs Sophia to take it.
- Sophia wants to know why Mrs. Miller is such a fan of Tom's.
- Mrs. Miller tells all about her cousin, Mr. Anderson; she also explains about Nancy and Mr. Nightingale.
- Sophia hints that Mrs. Miller should leave so that she can open the letter alone.
- As soon as Mrs. Miller goes out the door, Sophia picks it up.
- In the letter, Tom apologizes and swears faithfulness to Sophia.
- He claims that the situation with Lady Bellaston, while it doesn't reflect particularly well on him, is not as bad as she might assume.
- Certainly, Tom never wanted to marry Lady Bellaston.
- Sophia is still angry with both Tom and Lady Bellaston.
- She doesn't know what to think.
- But Lady Bellaston is eating dinner with Mrs. Western that evening, and Sophia can't avoid her.
- Lady Bellaston jumps at the chance to insult Sophia subtly throughout the meal.
- Lord Fellamar is also there, which makes Sophia doubly uncomfortable.
- Sophia is having a lot of trouble sitting at the card table pretending to be happy.