Чарльз Диккенс: Bleak House

Soon after she returns to Bleak House, Esther decides to go to London to see Mr. Guppy. First, she visits Caddy and Prince Turveydrop. Taken aback by Esther s scarred face, Guppy emphatically retracts his former marriage proposal to Esther. Esther obtains from him a promise to «relinquish all idea of . . . serving me.» She no longer needs Guppy s assistance in helping her learn her real identity, and Guppy s presence could possibly endanger her attempt to be secret about what she has learned from Lady Dedlock.