Summary

In Chapter 31, the lawyer told Emmy that her mother and Henry had been having an off and on affair since she was born. Emmy’s mother had been a maid in Henry’s house. He was unhappily married and twice her age. Henry had paid for Emmy’s birth and the things she needed. He’d also gotten her mother jobs when she needed them and had gotten her out of jams. The lawyer said he’d done it because he thought he loved Anne.

At the Thorne house, Emmy is shown into the library. After offering tea, Agnes told Emmy bluntly that after the check she had received that day, there would be no more money from where that came. She added that Emmy would also have no connection to that family. Although Agnes threatened her, Emmy pushed for an...