Sue takes the token as a joke, and storms into the house to confront Maud, half-mad with rage.
Sue remains unaware of her true parentage until she finds the will of Marianne Lilly tucked in the folds of Mrs Sucksby's gown.
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Sue's chance at freedom comes when Charles, a knife boy from Briar, comes to visit her.
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Making a temporary home in a local cottage, and telling Maud they are simply waiting for their affairs to be brought to order in London, Gentleman and a reluctant Sue make arrangements for Maud to be committed to an asylum for the insane.