Chapters 13 and 14 Summary

Julia and Celia travel to Bath where they rent an apartment from Mrs. Gibson. Julia immediately realizes that she's a country girl and meets Dr. Phillips who has a ridiculous speech impediment. Julia believes that having her dreams and The Sight is right, and that there's no need for a doctor, but she doesn't push that fact. Julia meets a young woman, Marianne Fortescue, who is also seeing Dr. Phillips. The two immediately become friends, and Julia is drawn into Marianne's society. She is popular from the first, earning invitations to balls, parties and teas. Julia also meets Marianne's brother, James, who says that Dr. Phillips is a "quack."

James Fortescue is the most eligible bachelor in Bath, and his family has approved of Julia. In return, Julia's mother has approved of the Fortescue fortune, and the parents seem to be...