Afterwards
On the afternoon of June 1st, 1818, Miss Arabella Knightley was observed in Hyde Park, mounted on a black mare. To the consternation of some and amusement of others, the mare shied at an approaching curricle and unseated her. When Miss Knightley scrambled to her feet, she was seen to be limping.
Damsels watched in envy as the driver of the curricle, Mr. Adam St. Just, one of London’s most eligible bachelors, lifted Miss Knightley into his carriage and drove her home.
Three days later, Miss Knightley and her grandmother, Lady Westwick, relict of the fifth Earl of Westwick, visited Mr. St. Just at his home in Sussex. It was noted by astute observers that this was the ladies’ second sojourn at Roseneath Priory. Thus, the announcement of the engagement of Miss Knightley and Mr. S
