Chapter 4More than one masquerade attendee has reported to This Author that Benedict Bridgerton
was seen in the company of an unknown lady dressed in a silver gown.
Try as she might, This Author has been completely unable to discern the mystery lady's identity. And
if This Author cannot uncover the truth, you may be assured that her identity is a well-kept secret indeed.
LADY WHISTLEDOWN'S
SOCIETY PAPERS, 7 JUNE 1815
She was gone.
Benedict stood on the pavement in front of Bridgerton House, surveying the street. All of Grosvenor Square was a mad crush of carriages. She could be in any one of them, just sitting there on the cobbles, trying to escape the traffic. Or she could be in one of the three carriages that had just escaped the tangle and rolled around the corner.
Either way, s
