At a picnic, Eloise asked Penelope for more information and Penelope said the maid wanted to escape to the country and marry her love. She also shared the letters George had written. Over time, they came to love each other and that's how she got pregnant. Marina explained that it started when a boy at church brought her some sweets.

Penelope brought Marina a plate of sweets and asked her how she became pregnant. She shared this news with Eloise, though she pretended it was a maid who was pregnant. Penelope was shocked when she learned that Marina was pregnant, as she'd been taught you had to get married to get pregnant and Marina was not married. It didn't work as Colin refused to dance with Cressida, saying he was already going to dance with Penelope. When Cressida Cowper saw the two of them talking, she spilled her drink on Penelope to try to get her out of the way. When Marina attracted many callers, including Colin, Penelope was happy to be entertained by them, listening as they recited poetry for her and playing with the dog one brought for her.Īt the next event, Colin asked Penelope about Marina, who told him that she was sick. Though she was disinterested in entering society, Penelope was intrigued by Colin Bridgerton. Her mother insisted she be presented and Penelope was presented to the queen along with her two older sisters.

1.3 Working with Genevieve and Visit to Aubrey HallĪt the start of the 1813 social season, Penelope was presented to society, over her objections that she'd rather wait another year like her close friend, Eloise Bridgerton.

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