The Steward's Daughter

All Louisa wanted was to be useful...

The only child of Mr. Ralph Hadley, Land Steward to the Earl of Monbossom, Miss Louisa Hadley lives in a small cottage on the Monbossom estate with her father.  When she accidentally breaks her foot after dismounting a horse she is forced to stay in the main house while her father tends to the Earl abroad.  With the family now responsible for Louisa's well-being, the classes have reversed as Louisa is constantly scorned by her friends in service.  Her circumstance take a more dramatic turn when she stumbles upon the Earl of Monbossom while saving a duckling.

When did he return from France?  And who knew his eyes were so blue?