Summary

In Chapter 11, Whistledown notes in her paper that Daphne left the ball at Hampstead Heath early.

Daphne paced her room, waiting for the rest of her family to come home so she could beg Colin to help her stop the duel. Anthony had promised not to say anything to their mother, but Daphne knew that people would whisper and that those whispers would eventually reach her mother. She also knew that people would forgive anything if she was betrothed to the Duke. She hoped that Simon would save her, even if he did not want to save himself.

When Colin arrived home, he informed Daphne that his friend had seen her sneak off with Simon. Colin did not think his friend would say anything, but feared someone else might. She explained to Colin that she and Simon had been caught in a compromising...