Sophia and Tom's love blossoms despite her arranged marriage to Blifil. Caught kissing, Tom is banished. He flees to London with Sophia in pursuit, abandoning her own wedding plans.
Sophia has been promised to Tom's cousin, Blifil. But Tom and Sophia love each other, and when they are revealed in the middle of a kiss, Tom is thrown out of the house. Tom sets course for London - hotly pursued by Sophia, who runs away just before her wedding.