


He soon realizes his mistake, and at breakfast, an amused Laura reveals the story to the rest of the house. The next morning, Walter is introduced to Laura and mistakes her for the woman he met on the road. Walter then pays a visit to Fairlie, a man with a nervous disposition, who never leaves his rooms, and is struck by the strange atmosphere in the house. The conversation between Walter and Marian is interrupted by Fosco's arrival.

Vesey, Laura's old nurse, and Frederick Fairlie, their invalid uncle and heir to the house. The other members of the household are Mrs. At the house, Walter is greeted by Laura's cousin, Marian Halcombe. The passenger, Count Alesandro Fosco, asks Walter if he has passed a woman, explaining that she has escaped from a private asylum, but Walter says nothing. As he walks to the Fairlie estate, he encounters a strange young woman dressed in white, who disappears when a carriage drives up. In 1851, artist Walter Hartright arrives in Limmeridge, England to teach drawing to wealthy Laura Fairlie.
