Sir Charles' childless wife who deeply desires a child. She accepts Gertrude's abandoned baby as her own, conceals the infant's true parentage from her husband upon his return, and eventually confesses the truth to resolve the crisis.
Marion raises the child as her own and ultimately becomes the adoptive mother.
Gertrude hands the child to Lady Marion, who accepts the infant as her own.
Their family connection enables the transfer of the child.
Gertrude is identified as Sir Charles's sister, while Marion is Sir Charles's wife; Gertrude entrusts the child to Marion.
Their marriage is strained by Marion's concealment of the child's parentage.
The plot introduces Lady Marion as Sir Charles Chatham's wife.
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