Amabel has settled in with Lady Haleford, though Lady Haleford wakes her up every night for several hours because she wants someone to talk to. Oliver comes to visit occasionally, and learns that Amabel has bought a new dress. Lady Haleford encourages Oliver to take Amabel to dinner (which he had intended to do anyway), and they have a great time eating and dancing. Amabel is depressed when Lady Haleford is smug about how she invited Oliver to ask out Amabel, because Amabel assumes that Oliver pities her. As it turns out, he's in love with her, and waiting for her to figure out that she is in love with him.
In other news, Miriam has taken to stalking: she often calls Oliver, despite his lack of interest in her. She drives out to the village where Lady Haleford lives and stops Amabel as she walks the dog so that she can scope out Amabel. She even goes to the local church and chats with the vicar, hoping he'll tell her about Lady Haleford and her new companion. He even mentions that he saw Oliver and Amabel walking the dogs, which makes Miriam jealous. The plot thickens - but not too much, as we only have two more chapters to go!
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