Grand Sophy continued

Rivenhall's little sister comes down with a fever that might be typhus.  Sophy rises to the occasion, while Charles's betrothed won't come near the place.  Charles finds out about Sophy's "saving" of Hubert and admires her.  Nice scene in which he does insult her and she cries, then pretends that the tears were fake and called on demand. Other than that, the predictable plot winds its way forward.  I think, actually, that the entirely predictable nature of the plot is one of the reasons for the books enduring popularity and its high rating on Goodreads.  It's a comfortable read--a cozy romance.  All the characters are clear, likable, despicable, irresponsible, solid.  Nobody surprises anyone.  We, as readers, are like the author.  We know where this is going.  We watch the characters come out of the darkness into the light, rubbing their eyes.  "How foolish--why didn't they see all that earlier." Reader is easily smug.