The Woman In White

She told teh nurse that a terrible mistake had been made and that the woman with her was her sister, not Anne Catherick. She said that she would pay the nurse four hundred pounds to help her take her sister away from the asylum. At first the nurse refused, but Marian assured her that she would be doing a good deed by helping them.
“Very well, I’ll do it” said the nurse.
The next morning, Marianwaited, hidden behind the wall of the asylum. The nurse dressed Laura in her own clothes and brought her round the corner of the wall. Marian gave the nurse the four hundred pounds and left quckly with Laura. The sisters took the afternoon train to Cumberland.
At Limmeridge, Marian went to Mr Fairlie’s room and told him what had happened Mr Fairlie was furious with Marian.
“Anne Catherick looksso much like Laura that she has fooled you. You believe a mad woman!” he shouted.
Marian brought Laura into the room.
“Get that woman out of my house or I’ll call the police!” shouted Mr Fairlie. “I’ve never seen her before in my life! She doesn’t look like Laura at all!”
Laura’s stay in the asylum had changed her. Even the servants in the house where she was born didn’t recognize her. Theproblem was more serious than Marian had thought.
Marian knew that Count Fosco would be looking for Laura and that they had to leave Cumberland as soon as possible. When thay passed the hill above the graveyard, Laura insisted on visiting her mother’s grave one last time.
I am thankful for that decision; that is when I saw Laura again.
Chapter 13
I am renting two floors above a shop. I live onthe top floor; Laura and Marian live on the floor below. I am selling my drawings to pay the rent. The world thinks that Laura, Lady Glyde, is dead and for the time being, we must let them believe that she is. I intend to prove that Laura is Lady Glyde, the victim of a terrible fraud. I believe that it was Anne Catherick who died in Fosco’s house, and that the death was registred in the name of LadyGlyde. Count Fosco, who were to inhert Laura’s money after her death, have received 30000 pounds by this fraud.
Marian and I started to gather information that would help us prove that the fraud had taken place. Marian wrote to Mrs Michelson, the housekeeper at Blackwater Park. She asked her to write down everything she remembered about the events that took place before Laura left BlackwaterPark. I also arranged a meeting with Mrs Pinhorn, the cook at Count Fosco’s home. She told me everything she knew about the death of the person who she believed to be Lady Glyde.
I then went to see Mr Gilmore. He was very surprised when I told him Laura’s story.
“I believe everything you’ve told me, but you haven’t got any proof,” he said. “Lady Glyde’s aunt saw her die and the doctor signed herdeath certificate. Mr Fairlie insists that she is dead, even after seeing the person you say is Lady Glyde. I’m sorry, Mr Hartright, I can’t help you.”
“How an I get proof?” I asked.
“You must prove that Lady Glyde arrived in London after the date, “I said. “Only Sir Percival and Count Fosco know it.”
“They will never Help you,” laughed Mr Gilmore.
“I will force them to confess it,” I said. “SirPercival has a secret If I find out what that secret is, I can use it to force him to confess. Do you know if Sir Percival is still in France?”
“His solicitor told me that he has returned to London,” said Mr Gilmore.
He gave me a letter. “This letter arrived a few days ago for Miss Halcombe. Please will you give it to her?”
“Of course,” I said. I thanked Mr Gilmore and shook his hand.
When Ileft Mr Gilmore’s office, I saw a man standing at the corner of the street. He looked at me, then started to follow me as I walked down the street. Sir Percival knew that Marian would ask Mr Gilmore for help. He may have sent someone to watch Mr Gilmore’s office. I walked faster and turned into a side street, but the man turned into the street, too.
I walked quickly into the main street and...