Chapters 8-10 Summary

Elizabeth tells Alex what her uncle has done, arranged for her to visit three possible candidates for her hand in marriage, and together they scheme to find a way to discourage each man from making an offer of marriage. In theory it seems simple to discourage these men, but Elizabeth has no idea how she is going to deal with Ian Thornton. In fact, Elizabeth is still shocked that Ian would make overtures of marriage after all that took place at all. Elizabeth travels to the home of Sir Francis Belhaven with Berta, her maid, disguised as her aunt. Elizabeth is dressed very conservatively and when she arrives to dinner, she makes a great show of praying over the food and denouncing everything that has to do with sex. Elizabeth also discusses her desire to give a great deal of money...