ually ▁jud ged ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁accident , ▁non eth eless ▁Charlotte ▁is ▁deeply ▁dist urbed ▁by ▁the ▁event : ▁she ▁becomes ▁pr one ▁to ▁hall uc in ations ▁about ▁the ▁child ▁and ▁the ▁light ed ▁to y , ▁and ▁dec ides ▁to ▁leave ▁Al n wick ▁with ▁her ▁son ▁George . ▁ ▁The ▁b ach elor ▁Frederick ▁St . ▁John ▁re loc ates ▁to ▁France ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁rest oring ▁his ▁prec ari ous ▁financial ▁situation . ▁There ▁he ▁finds ▁himself ▁inf atu ated ▁with ▁Ad eline ▁de ▁Cast ella , ▁who ▁is ▁already ▁engaged ▁to ▁the ▁Baron ▁de ▁la ▁Ch asse . ▁Frederick ▁is ▁repeatedly ▁re buff ed ▁as ▁he ▁makes ▁over t ures ▁to ▁her ▁family ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁married ▁instead ▁and ▁launch es ▁a ▁failed ▁attempt ▁to ▁el ope ▁to ▁England . ▁Finally , ▁Ad eline ▁is ▁made ▁aware ▁by ▁her ▁father ▁that ▁their ▁marriage ▁would ▁be ▁an ▁aff ront ▁to ▁their ▁Catholic ▁faith ▁( Fre der ick ▁is ▁Protest ant ), ▁and ▁is ▁made ▁to ▁promise ▁that ▁she ▁cannot ▁tell ▁Frederick ▁this . ▁Unable ▁to ▁san ction ▁her ▁behaviour , ▁Frederick ▁returns ▁to ▁England , ▁but ▁the ▁tur mo il ▁of ▁his ▁departure ▁takes ▁its ▁to ll ▁on ▁Ad eline ; ▁after ▁a ▁prot ract ed ▁ill ness , ▁she ▁dies ▁of ▁consumption . ▁Her ▁close ▁compan ions , ▁Rose ▁Dar ling ▁( Char lot te ' s ▁sister ) ▁and ▁Mary ▁Car r , ▁finally ▁manage ▁to ▁contact ▁Frederick ▁and ▁take ▁him ▁to ▁see ▁Ad