Kate Sharma reveals the desperate financial situation of her family and the secret deal she has made with her grandparents to ensure her sister's future. She confesses her willingness to sacrifice her own happiness and social standing to protect Edwina from the burden of their poverty.
KATE: Edwina must marry an Englishman of nobility.
LADY DANBURY: They could not control your mama's marriage so they mean to interfere with your sister's.
KATE: Yes. They never recovered from my father's lack of rank and title. Though let me assure you, Lady Danbury. I am not here for selfish reason
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