Rachel later tells Philip that her promise did not mean marriage, that she will never marry him, and she only showed him love the previous night because of the wealth he gave her.Įmotionally devastated, Philip succumbs to bouts of fever and delirium, but Rachel nurses him back to health. However, the next day when Philip announces to his friends that he and Rachel are engaged to be wed, Rachel dismisses the announcement as lunacy. When the day arrives, he solicits from her a vague romantic promise, which she gives, and they passionately kiss. Kendall tells Philip that Rachel has overdrawn her accounts, and that in Florence she was notorious for "loose" living, Philip rejects Nick's warnings and instead turns over the entire estate to Rachel on his 25th birthday. Rachel responds with gratitude and warmth and stays at the estate for an extended period, despite gossip. Kendall, to award Rachel an extraordinarily generous allowance of £5,000 per annum, suggesting the money is hers anyway.
At the end of the weekend, when she intends to leave, he shows her Ambrose's letters and admits he planned to accuse her of wrongdoing but since he no longer suspects her, he throws the letters in the fireplace to demonstrate his faith in her. He invites her to the house and discovers she is different from what he imagined – she is beautiful, ladylike, and kind. Kendall that Rachel has arrived in Cornwall for a visit. Months later, after returning to Cornwall, Philip is informed by Mr. Philip gives the Ashley estate property to Rachel. Unconvinced, Philip suspects Rachel of murder and vows revenge. Rachel, who left Florence the day before Philip arrived, has inherited nothing and has made no claim on the estate.
When Philip travels to Florence, he meets a man named Guido Rainaldi, who tells him Ambrose has died of a brain tumour, producing a death certificate as proof, and that his will left the Cornwall estate to him upon his 25th birthday. Kendall believes Ambrose unsound of mind, raising the possibility that he has inherited his deceased father's brain tumour. However, back in Cornwall, Philip receives disturbing letters from Ambrose, complaining of Rachel's treatment as well as that of the physicians taking care of him. In Florence, Ambrose decides to marry his cousin Rachel. When the weather in Cornwall threatens Ambrose's health, he leaves the estate for a warmer climate, making his way to Florence and leaving Philip behind with his godfather Nick Kendall. On the coast of Cornwall, the boy Philip Ashley is raised by his older and wealthy cousin Ambrose on a large estate. Richard Burton and Olivia de Havilland in My Cousin Rachel
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