Armadale Book the third - Chapter XIV, pt 2

In which a stern but considerate father imposes a strict six-month separation upon two young lovers as a test of their constancy, prompting a series of calculated decisions and plans for distant travels to occupy the interim. Meanwhile, the narrator finds herself shadowed and forced to flee her lodgings under mysterious suspicion, all the while weaving intricate arrangements and reflections upon the changing fortunes and alliances within her circle.