Roxana, The Fortunate Mistress Section 31

In which Roxana, accompanied by her husband and a Quaker companion, prepares for their journey abroad, securing passage and servants while contending with unexpected encounters and uneasy recognitions. Their travels take them from Dover to Paris, where Roxana adopts a careful reserve, observing her son Thomas with a mixture of suspicion and concealed affection, all the while navigating the delicate social intricacies of their new environs.