. ▁When ▁Western ▁is ▁informed ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁eng agement ▁by ▁Sir ▁Francis , ▁he ▁leaves ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁goes ▁abroad ; ▁Cec ilia ▁returns ▁to ▁Ex eter ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁her ▁mother . ▁Her ▁sister - in - law ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁effects ▁a ▁recon c ili ation . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁com ic ▁sub - plot , ▁often ▁found ▁in ▁T rollo pe ' s ▁work , ▁involving ▁one ▁of ▁Cec ilia ' s ▁friends ▁who ▁attempts ▁to ▁marry ▁Sir ▁Francis . ▁The ▁novel ▁is ▁princip ally ▁about ▁duty ▁and ▁truth ▁in ▁marriage , ▁and ▁the ▁relationship ▁of ▁a ▁couple ▁to ▁society . ▁ ▁Re action ▁The ▁novel ▁received ▁medi oc re ▁reviews . ▁T rollo pe ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁following ▁its ▁publication . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 2 ▁British ▁nov els ▁Category : Nov els ▁by ▁Anthony ▁T rollo pe ▁Category : Nov els ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁serial ▁form ▁Category : Work s ▁originally ▁published ▁in ▁Good ▁W ords <0x0A> </s> ▁Ar am co ▁World ▁( former ly ▁Sa udi ▁Ar am co ▁World ) ▁is ▁a ▁bi - month ly ▁magazine ▁published ▁by ▁Ar am co ▁Services ▁Company , ▁a ▁US - based ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Ar am co , ▁the ▁state - owned ▁oil ▁company ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia . ▁The ▁first ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁magazine ▁appeared ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁The ▁b imon th ly ▁magazine ▁is ▁published