This novel's protagonist is surprised when, after deciding to forgo a secret marriage in London, she returns home to find her father remarried to the wealthy widow Mrs. Troyton.
This novel's protagonist is surprised when, after deciding to forgo a secret marriage in London, she returns home to find her father remarried to the wealthy widow Mrs. Troyton. The two love interests of that protagonist are contrasted in styles of playing chess; one she's able to easily defeat, while she gets mad at the other after he refuses to let her beat him. In a climactic scene, the protagonist is forced to take off her underwear and use them to pull up another character, preventing him from falling off a cliff. Stephen Smith travels to India to make a fortune and win the respect of the protagonist, who ends up falling for Stephen's one-time mentor, Henry Knight.  FTP, name this Thomas Hardy novel about Elfride Swancourt, who has the two title features on her face. 
This novel's protagonist is surprised when, after deciding to forgo a secret marriage in London, she returns home to find her father remarried to the wealthy widow Mrs. Troyton.
A Pair of Blue Eyes