Chapters 4-6 Summary

In Chapter 4, during the Christmas after her father's death, Elizabeth goes to court where she is allowed to spend time with both her brother, Edward, and her sister, Mary. Edward has changed, embracing the role of king with a young boy's enthusiasm that puts a damper on Elizabeth's relationship with him. The following winter, Elizabeth's tutor dies and she uses her influence with Thomas to get a new tutor of her own choosing. A short time later, Elizabeth and Thomas share a forbidden kiss and are caught by a pregnant Catherine. Elizabeth is shortly afterward shuttled off to the home of an acquaintance while Catherine and Thomas go to their summer estate to await the birth of their child. Elizabeth is horrified by her own behavior and ashamed of her banishment. The following September, Elizabeth learns of the birth of Catherine's...