When he made the appeal to formally court her however her father said no. She was devastated and that was how Morfin gaunt found her. Riding past his house in tears on the day he discovered that Mary’s father had killed his sister by throwing her to the streets. He followed Mary to the meadow, imperiused her and decided to avenge his sister. He would do to Mary what Tom had done to Merope. Right there in the middle of the meadow, Morfin had Mary strip herself to the bone and loose her virtue to him. When he was in the middle of the act, he removed the spell so that Mary could feel the horror of what was happening to her.