Chapters 29, 30 and 31 Summary

A village woman, Mrs. Tyacke, tells Julia that things have gone wrong in the village. Julia points out that other places manage and that she doesn't understand why there's always a problem in Wideacre. Julia learns that Ralph has escaped the prison, and it frightens Richard that Ralph might be returning to Wideacre to exact his revenge. Julia says that there's no way, and that Ralph would be leaving the country. Richard insists that Julia offer a reward in the village for Ralph's capture. She does so, stopping briefly to talk with Matthew Merry's grandmother. Mrs. Merry says that the entire village believes Julia deserves better than Richard, and Julia says that she hates him. Mrs. Merry tells Julia that she doesn't need to worry, that Ralph is on his way home. Julia later finds that George, Richard's groomsman, tells her...