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Quote #7
In spite of remorse, it still seemed the worst result of her marriage that she should in any way make a spectacle of herself; and her humiliation was lightened by her thinking that only Mrs. Glasher was aware of the fact which caused it. For Gwendolen had never referred the interview at the Whispering Stones to Lush's agency; her disposition to vague terror investing with shadowy omnipresence any threat of fatal power over her, and so hindering her from imagining plans and channels by which news had been conveyed to the woman who had the poisoning skill of a sorceress. To Gwendolen's mind the secret lay with Mrs. Glasher, and there were words in the horrible letter which implied that Mrs. Glasher would dread disclosure to the husband, as much as the usurping Mrs. Grandcourt. (44.47)
Poor Gwendolen – she thinks that she's the only one who knows that Lydia told her everything. Little does she know that Grandcourt knows that she knows his secrets, and that he's been using this knowledge to manipulate her.
Quote #8
"Is it not possible that I could be near you often and comfort you?" said Deronda. He was under that stress of pity that propels us on sacrifices.
"No, not possible," she answered, lifting up her head again and withdrawing her hand as if she wished him to move away. "I have a husband and five children. None of them know of your existence." (51.68-69)
Just when Daniel's background is no longer a secret to him, he realizes that he's been hidden from everyone else. His mother has a new husband and five other kids – his siblings – that she has raised traditionally. Daniel continues to be his mother's biggest secret.
Quote #9
"But ought I now to tell Ezra that I have seen my father?" said Mirah, with deprecation in her tone.
"No," Mrs. Meyrick answered dubitatively. "I don't know that it is necessary to do that. Your father may go away with the birds. It is not clear that he came after you; you may never see him again. And then your brother will have been spared a useless anxiety. But promise me that if your father sees you—gets hold of you in any way again—you will let us all know. Promise me that solemnly, Mirah. I have a right to ask it." (52.31-32)
Mrs. Meyrick seems to be saying that it's OK to keep secrets from people until it's absolutely necessary to spill.