Section 5: Volume 2, chapters 4-6 Summary

In chapter four, M. Quesnel insists that Emily marry Count Morano, who plagues Emily at the Quesnels' villa, making her eager to return to Venice. In Venice, Montoni threatens to force Emily to marry Count Morano. The wedding is delayed when Signor Orsino must hide after orchestrating a plot to stab a Venetian nobleman. After Orsino leaves Montoni's mansion, Montoni announces that the wedding will be held the next morning. That evening, Mme. Montoni takes bridal ornaments to Emily's chambers, insisting that the marriage is for Emily's own good. In chapter five, Annette, Mme. Montoni's servant, wakes Emily to tell her to prepare to leave Venice immediately. No one knows why Montoni has planned this sudden departure. The family travels to castle di Udolpho, where Emily fears Montoni is moving to easily force her submission to the...