Chapter 38: Violet

Violet wakes up after staying up all night reading Altha Weyward's manuscript.
She realizes truths about her past and herself, feeling a shift within.
Violet sees her father in the kitchen with a serious demeanor and realizes he never truly loved her mother.
She understands that her father kept her mother's belongings not as mementos but as trophies, and he feared Violet's potential.
Violet concludes that her father is a murderer.
Her father tells her that Frederick has agreed to marry her and that the wedding and announcement in The Times are scheduled.
Violet feels ill at the sight of her father and relieved when he leaves, locking the door behind him.
She contemplates a life with Frederick, feeling repulsed by the thought of him and the child they would have.
Violet is determined not to end up like her mother, locked away and forgotten.
She decides she must sever the tie with Frederick by preventing the pregnancy from continuing.
Recalling the manuscript's references, Violet considers inducing a miscarriage using the same methods discussed in the text.
Violet finds the tansy flowers in the garden, a potential remedy mentioned in her mother's letter and hints at her intention to use them.

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