Orley Farm

I am guilty." "Guilty! Guilty of what?" he said, startled rather than instructed by her words. "Guilty of all this with which they charge me." And then she threw herself at his feet, and wound her arms round his knees.

Confession mid-arc converts property plot into moral tragedy before the jury's Not Guilty — so plot scores 91.

Every day Mrs. Orme went up to Orley Farm and sat for two hours with Lady Mason. We may say that there was now no longer any secret between them, and that she whose life had been so innocent, so pure, and so good, could look into the inmost heart and soul of that other woman whose career had been supported by the proceeds of one terrible life-long iniquity.

Innocent friendship facing lifelong iniquity — two women as moral poles — so cast scores 90.

In the conversation which had taken place after dinner at Noningsby with regard to the Masons Peregrine Orme took no part, but his silence had not arisen from any want of interest on the subject. He had been over to Hamworth that day on a very special mission regarding it, and as he was not inclined to speak of what he had then seen and done, he held his tongue altogether.

Dinner digression and silent mission show serial dilation before trial pressure — so pace scores 85.

It is not true that a rose by any other name will smell as sweet. Were it true, I should call this story "The Great Orley Farm Case." But who would ask for the ninth number of a serial work burthened with so very uncouth an appellation? Thence, and therefore,--Orley Farm.

Serial-title joke naming the law-case while refusing it — conversational craft opening dread — so prose scores 88.

Sir Peregrine is not a rich man, not rich, that is, it being borne in mind that he is a baronet, that he represented his county in parliament for three or four sessions, and that his ancestors have owned The Cleeve estate for the last four hundred years; but he is by general repute the greatest man in these parts.

County repute, four-century estate, parliamentary past — honour mapped onto property — so world scores 87.

It is not true that a rose by any other name will smell as sweet. Were it true, I should call this story "The Great Orley Farm Case." But who would ask for the ninth number of a serial work burthened with so very uncouth an appellation? Thence, and therefore,--Orley Farm.

Case named then masked — reader knows the farm hides a trial — so hook scores 91.

Not guilty, my lord," said the foreman. Then the verdict was recorded, and the judge went back to his dinner. Joseph Mason and Dockwrath were present and heard the verdict. I will leave the reader to imagine with what an appetite they returned to their chamber.

Legal acquittal after reader knows guilt — judge to dinner while soul remains convicted — so innov scores 90.

go on Thursday." "On Thursday; so soon as that." And then Sir Peregrine, who had asked the question, remained silent for a while. The letter, according to the family custom, had been handed to Mrs. Orme over the breakfast-table; but he had made no remark respecting it till they were alone together and free from the servants. It had been a farewell letter, full of love and gratitude, and full also of repentance.

Love/gratitude/repentance letter and Thursday departure seal social exile after Not Guilty — so ending scores 89.