![]() Simon said Nigel was hardly a saint, though Anthony believed he was better than Simon.Īt the next event, Simon and Daphne continued with their arrangement, much to Anthony's annoyance. While sparring with Will Mondrich, a boxer and friend of Simon's, Simon was interrupted by Anthony, who sparred with Simon instead, trying to get him to back off Daphne so she would marry Nigel. Despite this, Anthony continued to insist that Daphne should marry Nigel Berbrooke, not believing Simon a serious suitor. As predicted, Daphne's increased social capital that came with courting a duke brought in many other potential suitors. Simon and Daphne negotiated carefully how often they should be seen together and how many dances they should share together. She agreed and they returned to the event together. Instead Simon proposed that they pretend to be growing closer, as it would get the mamas off his back and raise her social capital, make her more desirable to suitors. When Daphne realized she was alone in the garden with two men, she realized she might have to marry Nigel to avoid a scandal. She punched him to get him off just as Simon arrived in the garden. Nigel followed her outside and cornered her in the garden. He and Daphne talked at the table and agreed they were not right for each other.Īt a subsequent event, Daphne was avoiding Nigel Berbrooke, a man her brother wanted her to marry but in whom she had no interest. He was surprised at the family dining together, even the children, and amused by the conversations that passed across the table. ![]() As part of this arrangement, Simon dined with the Bridgertons. Despite this, Lady Danbury and Violet Bridgerton arranged a match between Daphne and Simon, believing it would be a good pairing. He intended for his title to die with him. Simon made it clear to Anthony that he had no interest in finding a wife or ever marrying. At the ball, he ran into Daphne Bridgerton, who didn't realize who he was until her brother, Anthony, introduced them, as he knew Simon from their time together at Oxford. Upon his return, Lady Danbury invited him to a ball she was throwing, though he had no interest in socializing. Right at the start of the 1813 social season, Simon returned to London to settle the affairs of his recently deceased father. He pledged that the line would die with him. The duke was glad to see him coming to claim his title, though Simon simply told him he would never marry or sire an heir. Years later, Simon came to his father's bedside when he learned his father was dying. The duke re-iterated Simon's uselessness and sent him away again. He had also written his father letters, which had gone unacknowledged. By age 11, Simon was speaking well and came to visit his father to show him. When she learned of his stutter, she took him as a ward, promising to help him overcome his stutter on the condition that when he stepped into the light, he would be worthy of the attention he commanded. ![]() When he was six, Lady Danbury came to visit and was surprised to find him alive, as his father had told her Simon was dead. Simon continued to be schooled by nursemaids, though his father refused to see him. When Simon was four and still not speaking clearly due to a stutter, the Duke ordered Simon out of his sight, saying Simon was dead to him. After learning it was a son, he took Simon out to show him off while Sarah died of a hemorrhage. ![]() When his mother cried out, his father ran inside the room, where Simon was then born. As Simon was born, his father waited outside, only concerned with whether or not he would have an heir.
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