Chapter2
InwhichisopenedaveryblackdesignagainstSophiaIrememberawiseoldgentlemanwhousedtosay，\"Whenchildrenaredoingnothing，theyaredoingmischief。\"Iwillnotenlargethisquaintsayingtothemostbeautifulpartofthecreationingeneral；
butsofarImaybeallowed，thatwhentheeffectsoffemalejealousydonotappearopenlyintheirpropercoloursofrageandfury，wemaysuspectthatmischievouspassiontobeatworkprivately，andattemptingtoundermine，whatitdothnotattackabove-ground。
ThiswasexemplifiedintheconductofLadyBellaston，who，underallthesmileswhichsheworeinhercountenance，concealedmuchindignationagainstSophia；andassheplainlysawthatthisyoungladystoodbetweenherandthefullindulgenceofherdesires，sheresolvedtogetridofherbysomemeansother；norwasitlongbeforeaveryfavourableopportunityofaccomplishingthispresenteditselftoher。
Thereadermaybepleasedtoremember，thatwhenSophiawasthrownintothatconsternationattheplayhouse，bythewitandhumourofasetofyounggentlemenwhocallthemselvesthetown，weinformedhim，thatshehadputherselfundertheprotectionofayoungnobleman，whohadverysafelyconductedhertoherchair。