In ch.28, after hearing about Olivia's supposed death, Mr. Primrose says he is now ready to approve Mr. Thornhill's marriage to Miss Willmott, with no further thought to warning the poor girl or her family about his true character. Then, later on, everyone including Olivia herself is simply glad that she is legally married to Mr. Thornhill after all, with no one expressing the slightest worry that life with such a man may merely be the start of her troubles!