Pleasure Reading Chapters 51-61

ERnestina begs Charles to remain. She tells him that she realizes he thinks that she is immature, but she knows that she will change. She says that he feels he is unworthy because he lacks confidence in himself and she wants to devote herself to helping him. Charles is deeply touched by what she has said, but as a result he finds himself forced to admit the real cause of the broken engagement. He finally admits that he is in love with another, though he does not reveal her name. Aunt Tranter has been told by Grogan that Charles has broken off his engagement to Ernestina and he forbids her from visiting him. He says he will go instead. Charles goes to the hotel to say Sarah about his love to her and he experienced such feeling which gave his life a purpose. On the way, to Exeter he makes plans for his life with Sarah, however, when he arrives at her hotel he is told she has left for London that morning. He vows to find Sarah and boards a train, intending to go to London and locate her. Charles has been looking for Sarah for three weeks and has hired detectives for assistance but they fail. Charles continues to search for Sarah, but stops by June. Montague advises him to go abroad and also advises he checks the Record of Deaths to see if Sarah is named there. Sarah is not recorded and the next week Charles abruptly decides to go abroad.Charles travels to Boston and finds it welcoming. He takes pleasure in the newness and finds the forwardness of the women attractive. In these faces, he finds a shadow of Sarah. He begins to advertise for information about her again having stopped for a while.Two days later, Charles receives a telegram from Montague saying ‘she is found’. Charles visits the house and is taken up to see Sarah. As he walks up the stairs he passes paintings by a notorious artist and discovers Sarah does not work as a governess as he presumed.

 Sarah comes over to him and is dressed as a New Woman. They talk and she is surprised when he tells her he has broken off his engagement. Charles is stunned when she admits that she saw his advertisements inquiring about her and that she moved and changed her name because of them. Then she says the host ot the studio wants to acquaitance with him. Charles waits alone in the studio and the maid brings a child in, and she is the lady who has come to see him.