Sophia Western vs. Lady Bellaston On the 4th episode of the novel Tom Jones

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Sophia Western vs. Lady Bellaston On the 4th episode of the novel Tom Jones

Sophia Western vs. Lady Bellaston

On the 4th episode of the novel Tom Jones, the author has once again

given its audience another surprise. Sophia Western and Lady Bellaston

are both secretly fighting for the love of the same man. They both

like Mr. Jones. However, they refuse to let each other know about

their own feelings towards this man. Although they are both wealthy

women, they differ in their appearance, attitudes, and most important

on their feelings towards Mr. Jones.

They look very different from each other. Ms. Western is very young,

probably in her early 20s. She has long blonde hair and does not need

any makeup to appear beautiful; she is a natural. Lady Bellaston, on

the other hand, is much older, probably in her 50s. She is a slim

redhead, perhaps with more need to dress up to impress the younger man

of her delight. Sophia dresses elegant but rather simple. She could

even be considered an old fashioned woman in London. Conversely, Lady

Bellaston is very modern and sensual...

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