In this episode all the drama starts to happen.
When Cora, tries to set up Mary with a young man (Napier) coming to visit, it somewhat backfires. Mary becomes interested in Mr Pamuk, Mr Napier's acquaintance who comes along. Well long story short he was interested too. And get this, when the footman Thomas goes into Pamuk's room to help him get ready for bed, Pamuk allows Thomas to hit on him and then refuse him and then blackmails him into letting him into Mary's room that night. Another long story short, Mr Pamuk and Mary end up sleeping together, which at this point in time would be a scandal because they weren't married and had no intention of being married. Not only that! But Mr Pamuk dies of a heart attack in her bed. Scared to death Mary wakes up Anna her ladies maid to come and help her. Not being able to figure out how to get him back to his own room all the way across the house, they wake up Cora to come and help them carry Mr Pamuk's body back to his room. They get all the way there and back fine, except. Yup, you guessed it, someone saw them. And who else but one of the lowly kitchen maids Daisy. Quiet and sweet Daisy doesn't know what to think of this so she doesn't say anything. Mary goes through this whole episode grieving. One she went to bed with a man who was not her husband, and two he died. Cora becomes scared that this will become a scandal and through the rest of the episode all live in secrecy and fear that the story of Mary and Mr Pamuk will leak out and Mary will be ruined. What a crazy episode, however one of my favorites. Though it leaves this feeling of dread in Mary's heart, that she can never tell anyone about, something had to happen to show that no one is perfect. Mary knew what she had done was wrong. And i love her strength to accept that it happened, but move past it.
Good summary of the episode, but there is no identification of a theme or any biblical text to support your thoughts on that theme.
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