Part Fifth, At Aldbrickham and Elsewhere: Chapters 5-8 Summary

Chapter 5. There is a fair at Stoke-Barehills. Sue and Jude take the child to the fair. At the same time Arabella and her husband arrive at the fair and see Sue and Jude in the crowd. Arabella becomes fascinated with them and follows them from exhibit to exhibit. Arabella runs into one of her old friends and complains to her about Jude and Sue. Arabella then meets with Dr. Vilbert and he gives her a potion that is supposed to make a man fall in love with a woman.

Chapter 6. Sue and Jude go to London on a trip that is meant to make it appear they have gotten married, but this does not stop the rumors that build around them. People talk and this talk is overheard by...