Tom Jones Book 4, Chapter 12

Containing Much Clearer Matters; But Which Flow From the Same Fountain With Those in the Preceding Chapter

• Sophia barely sleeps that night.
• When her maid, Mrs. Honour, comes in to dress Sophia in the morning, she can't stop gossiping about Molly.
• Finally, Sophia snaps at her to shut up about Molly.
• Mrs. Honour stomps off, offended.
• Sophia realizes at last that she has been falling in love with Tom.
• But she thinks this business of Molly has cured her of her feelings.
• Sadly, no—as soon as Sophia sees Tom again, her love comes rushing back.
• She does her best to force herself to stop loving Tom.
• But no matter what she does, Sophia cannot control her heart.
• So she decides to avoid him in the future.
• (This plan doesn't work out either.)