Chapters 24 and 25 Summary

On Sunday morning Catherine accompanies the Tilneys to church services where she sees a memorial of Mrs. Tilney on the family pew. Instead of causing her to realize her fantastic theories are spurious, the memorial appears to Catherine to confirm General Tilney's murderous guilt. On Monday, General Tilney goes for a walk around the grounds and Catherine asks Eleanor to escort her to the late Mrs. Tilney's chambers. Eleanor agrees, but just as they begin to enter General Tilney unexpectedly calls out to Eleanor. Catherine guiltily flees to her own chamber and awaits the General's suspected momentary wrath. It never comes—instead, General Tilney has called to Eleanor to receive some unexpected guests. Using the visitors as a distraction, Catherine again attempts to enter the late Mrs. Tilney's chambers to inspect them for clues to the purported Gothic mystery. She...