Simon refused, so Anthony said they would have to duel. Anthony knocked Simon down, and then said he must marry Daphne immediately. He told Daphne he had no objection to it.Īt a party, Anthony was angry to find Daphne and Simon out in the garden alone together. When their mother found out Anthony took Daphne to a fight and let her out of his sight, she was scandalized, but was pleased when Anthony came in and told her and Daphne that Friedrich had asked his permission to propose to Daphne. After they talked, Friedrich came to Anthony to speak to him privately. Īnthony escorted Daphne to a fight, where he quickly disappeared so she could sit with Prince Friedrich and get to know him better. His mother gave him a list of eligible ladies, and he promised to consider them. Anthony also felt the pressure of his title, and Siena finally realized she needed to stop falling for his empty promises. Īnthony and Simon started to get along better, though Simon maintained his lack of intent to marry. Anthony promised Violet that he would handle things better in the future. Violet prevented this by discovering gossip about Nigel that they spread around town, causing Nigel to flee London. Daphne also said Nigel could speak about Daphne before the duel and ruin her, so she would therefore have to marry Nigel. Anthony decided he and Nigel would have to duel to end things, though his mother forbade it.
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Anthony was horrified by that revelation and forbade Nigel ever to speak to Daphne again.ĭespite this, Nigel acquired a license for the two of them to marry, which he presented to Anthony and Daphne.
However, Simon then mentioned that Nigel got the bruise on his eye from Daphne, who punched him to get him off her. Nigel interrupted, saying he was still interested in marrying Daphne. With Daphne occupied, Anthony went to Simon again. Anthony sent Benedict to claim Daphne's next dance. Despite this, at the next event, Daphne and Simon immediately started to dance together. Simon in turn told Anthony that Nigel wasn't worthy of Daphne. When Daphne expressed her preference for Simon, Anthony insisted that he wasn't a serious suitor and would never marry her.Īnthony then confronted Simon, saying Daphne was already engaged, so Simon should back off. Īnthony continued to pressure Daphne to marry Nigel, even sending other callers away. He then informed Daphne that, over her objections, she was to marry Nigel Berbrooke.
His mother in turn confronted him about his affair with Siena, forcing him to end things with her. When he realized that his mother and Lady Danbury had done some matchmaking between Simon and Daphne, he informed his mother that Simon would never marry and was therefore a bad match. Daphne feared she was ruined by Lady Whistledown's declaration that Marina Thompson, not Daphne, was the season's Incomparable, and confronted Anthony about ruining her prospects.Īnthony socialized at the club with Simon, who was adamant that he did not want to marry and never would. The next day, Anthony came over to meet Daphne's callers with her, further scaring them off. He then forced Daphne to leave the event early.
When Daphne ran into Simon Basset while avoiding Nigel Berbrooke, Anthony introduced them, as he knew Simon from Oxford. When Daphne tried to socialize with the men in attendance, Anthony pointed out the flaws in each one, scaring them off her. He finally joined the family as they arrived to present Daphne in front of Queen Charlotte.Īnthony had to attend the Danbury ball to chaperone his sister. On the day of the start of the 1813 social season, Anthony arrived late as he'd been away having a clandestine rendezvous with his mistress, Siena Rosso. He attended Oxford where he met and befriended both Simon Basset and Thomas Dorset. Even after both mother and child survived the birth, Anthony watched his mother fall into despair over the loss of her husband. When his mother went into labor, the doctors pressured him to choose for them to save either Violet or the baby. Upon his father's death, Anthony became the new Viscount. He also watched his pregnant mother fall to pieces as a result. In 1803, he watched his father get stung by a bee and die seconds after. History Childhood and Father's Death Īnthony, the firstborn son and child of Viscount Edmund Bridgerton and his wife Violet, grew up the heir to his father.
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