No Name 1st Scene, Chapter 12

In which Mr. Pendril, burdened by a sombre and solemn duty, seeks an interview with Miss Garth to reveal grave and unsettling truths concerning the late Mr. Vanstone’s will and family affairs. Within the quiet melancholy of the study, the unvarnished disclosure of a recent marriage and its consequences dawns upon the governess with a shock that unsettles all she believed secure.