Summary

One day, while limping on the terrace of the Dedlock estate, she fell and died, vowing to haunt the terrace until “the pride of this house is humbled.” Mrs. Rouncewell tells Watt to start the tall French clock. He does so, but above its loud beat and the music it plays, he can still hear the footsteps of the ghost.

Analysis

The gloomy rain at Chesney Wold, the mystery of Guppy’s reaction to Lady Dedlock’s portrait, and the story of The Ghost’s Walk enhance the reader’s sense that misfortune is in store for the Dedlocks — and perhaps for others.