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1. An advertisement seeks George Talboys, but the household gives his disappearance little attention.
2. Alicia rejects her stepmother’s charms, while Sir Michael defends his wife and threatens Alicia’s hostile dog.
3. Lady Audley relies on Phoebe for company and discusses aging and a story about a concealed crime.
4. Phoebe admits that she fears Luke’s violence and feels unable to break her promise to marry him.
5. Lady Audley agrees to support the marriage and offers fifty pounds toward a pub.
6. Luke demands a hundred pounds, and Phoebe admits that he forces her to reveal Lady Audley’s secret.

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Lady Audley’s accusation connects Luke’s demand to private knowledge. Phoebe’s reply confirms the disclosure, but the secret itself remains unstated.

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