![]() ![]() Both struggle with their feelings for each other, their unwillingness to compromise their principles and the seemingly insurmountable wall separating a member of the nobility and a servant. Soon, however, Benedict falls in love with Sophie all over again. Sophie recognises Benedict immediately but much to her dismay, he doesn't know her in her maid's dress. Sophie leaves London and it isn't until three years later that Benedict and Sophie's paths cross once again when he saves her from the unwanted attentions of a drunken lord. What Benedict doesn't know is that Sophie's stepmother has discovered her outing and thrown Sophie out of their London townhouse. He searches London for her but she seems to have vanished. Benedict is equally smitten but when the clock strikes 12, his beautiful mystery lady runs from him leaving only her glove in his hand. ![]() ![]() Her life changes irrevocably when she meets handsome Benedict Bridgerton and falls head-over-heels in love. Sophie's days are pure drudgery until one night when her fellow servants conspire to help her attend a masquerade ball. Sophie's new stepmother hates her, and when the Earl passes away, she relegates Sophie to the role of servant. Raised in his home, Sophie has a tolerable existence until the Earl marries and her life takes a distinct turn for the worse. ![]() Miss Sophie Beckett is the illegitimate daughter of the Earl of Penwood in Julia Quinn's An Offer from a Gentleman. ![]()
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