Having not lain eyes upon his youngest surviving daughter in several years, Sir Geoffrey comes upon Mistress Clorinda in an unexpected moment. Or, in modern day parlance, "You *are* the father!"

Suddenly infatuated with his newly discovered daughter, Sir Jeoffrey gains a new drinking buddy. It's as creepy as it sounds.

Chapter 4: Lord Twemlow's Chaplain Visits His Patron's Kinsman, and Mistress Clorinda Shines On Her Birthday Night

Convinced she will never find a husband unless she stops dressing in boys' clothes, Clorinda vows to give it up. To a young suitor's great chagrin.

"Not I," said she. "There thou mayst trust me. I would not be found out."

Clorinda transforms from her shire's greatest scandal into its greatest toast.

Chapter 6: Relating How Mistress Anne Discovered a Miniature

Always a soft-hearted sister to muddle things up in these affairs, eh?

Chapter 7: 'Twas the Face of Sir John Oxon the Moon Shone Upon

Giddy at the thought of Clorinda one day marrying and siring an heir with the beguiling Sir John, Anne discovers her would-be brother-in-law in a compromised position.

Chapter 8: Two Meet In the Deserted Rose Garden, and the Old Earl of Dunstanwolde is Made a Happy Man

While everyone in her orbit continues to agonize over her every capricious whim, Clorinda finds herself blindsided by her encounter with a soon-to-be relation.