Kitty has been in town for a month, and Meg asks her to stay a bit longer because she can use her companionship. Freddy still can't quite understand what his fake fiancee hopes will happen in London...She tries to assure him that just having a trip to town is enough for her.. but she is not sure what will happen with Jack.
Jack hints to her that he knows what she's up to and that he wont be provoked by jealousy into making a proposal. He is annoyed that he is being stymied in his attempts to seduce Olivia, because she is now friends with Kitty. He is also annoyed that Camille D'evron has been paying attentions to his would be mistress having been introduced by Kitty.
Kitty foolishly agrees to go and dine with the Scortons, Olivia's family and they take her to a masquerade at a public place, where she finds everything very embarrassing. Olivia has also invited D'evron and he tells Kitty that he is not a nobleman but in fact his family own a gaming house in Paris and he was hoping to find a rich bride in London. Kitty is quite shocked at his deception and he then tells her that he is in love with Olivia but she is not able to marry him.. and that Jack wants to seduce Olivia.
She is very upset at this revelation that her mother's family are in the gambling business and adventurers, and is then very relieved when Freddy appears and rescues her and takes her home. She is beginning to realise that her fiance is not such a fool as he appears to be.
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