This is a very odd book. In my opinion way too much buildup and the climax and denouement come and end too quickly. But other people think that odd structure is part of the book's charms. Then there is the focus on physiognomy, which made me uncomfortable, but which is disproven (?) by the end? I was also left with a lot of unanswered questions, which perhaps could not be answered during the time of publication. Was Henrietta in love with Rouse? Is that why she did what she did? Nash and Innes seemed to be in love. We spend all this time seeing the world through Miss Pym's eyes, which are clever eyes indeed, only to have her judgment turn out to be very, very questionable. As I said, an odd book, which many love. I found it unsatisfying.