To her surprise, they appear to live there alone. Arriving at Gaudlin, Eliza meets the two children in her care, Isabella and Eustace. Arriving at Thorpe station she is almost pushed beneath a train but is saved by two villagers who, although initially friendly, become quiet and uneasy when she mentions the position she has accepted. Deciding that she needs to start over, she applies for and is offered the job. A teacher by trade, Eliza notices an advertisement for a governess position at Gaudlin Hall in Norfolk. Returning home, a fever hits him and within 24 hours he is dead, leaving Eliza alone in the world. A huge admirer of the novelist, Mr Caine has insisted on attending, despite his worsening cold. As Charles Dickens takes to a London stage on a foggy Autumn night to read from his ghost stories, Eliza Caine and her father settle into their seats.
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