The Story Continued by Frederick Fairlie, Esq., of Limmeridge House
- We're now subjected to a narrative from Mr. Fairlie, who whines, complains, and reveals himself to be a kind of a dummy.
- Fairlie starts by complaining that he has to write a narrative in the first place.
- He then explains that Fanny arrived abruptly one day with a letter for him from Marian.
- He's too stressed out to deal with the situation.
- Fanny also explained what happened to her at the inn.
- She was there and the countess arrived with messages from Miss Halcombe.
- She insisted they have tea first. Fanny drank hers and promptly fainted.
- When she came around, the countess was there tending to her, then she left.
- Fanny checked and found her two letters safe but crumpled.
- Turns out Countess Fosco is the real super-spy.
- Mr. Kyrle then writes Mr. Fairlie to say he got an envelope from Marian containing nothing but a blank piece of paper.
- Then the count arrives and says the Glydes are having some problems and wonders if Laura can come stay with her uncle for a while.
- Fairlie is like, whatever, and the count says he's happy to arrange everything.
- He also informs Mr. Fairlie that Marian is very ill and will need to be cared for at Blackwater Park until she's strong enough to be moved home.
- Uncle Fairlie agrees to the scheme because he knows that Laura won't leave Marian while she's ill, and then he won't have to deal with either of them.
- What a punk.