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Book 1 Chapter 1 Walkthrough — Method and Deduction

Victorian London knows how to keep its secrets, and Elizabeth Bennet is about to discover how many she can unravel before she becomes the city’s darkest secret herself.

Guide details

Game
Seven Heart Stories
Story
Method and Deduction
Book
Book 1
Chapter
Chapter 1

Elizabeth Bennet

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Still Miss Bennet

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Miss Bennet in different gloves

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Bennet, Elizabeth

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And again… El Bennet?

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Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Elizabeth…

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Looks like you have run out of options

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Yes.

What choice?

Choose, who you prefer to pursue romantic relationships with.

Men.
Romance options only will be available for men
Women.
Romance options only will be available for women
Men and Women.
Romance options will be available for both men and women

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Your choices change the course of the story. Sometimes the consequences are serious, so choose wisely.

Sometimes, however, your time to decide is limited…

…fluffy
Incorrect
…lemony
Correct
…snappy
Incorrect

Your choices shape your main character’s personality.

A romantic 🪭 main character will be more open, playful, and inclined towards adventure.

Realism ✍️ will make her more sensible, stern, and demanding—both of others and of herself.

…tease them.
+ Romanticism 🪭
…ease the awkwardness.
+ Realism ✍️
…unhealthy.
+ Realism ✍️
…rather sweet.
+ Romanticism 🪭

Mr Hallward, my sister Jane would like to know…

Section titled “Mr Hallward, my sister Jane would like to know…”

You may ask a few questions.

…how your marvellous camera works.
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…how your method works.
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…whether you photograph weddings.
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…how much longer we must wait.
Appears after choosing two choices. Ends the dialogue

…was merely lost in thought.
+ Realism ✍️
…am gravely ill.
+ Romanticism 🪭

Certain choices and combinations of choices will unlock unique achievements.

That such methods are hardly an exact science…
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That’s he’s a fraud!

You can make premium choices in the game. They unlock unique information and scenes and may significantly alter the course of the story.

Certain choices increase your “Method 🗝️” score—the power still lying dormant within the main character. You may attempt to awaken it before its time…

Pull harder
+ Method 🗝️15Amethysts
Let go of the thread
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Do I want our portrait to appear in the newspaper?

Section titled “Do I want our portrait to appear in the newspaper?”

You have unlocked the Archive, which will gradually fill with newspaper cuttings.

Some are easy to obtain, while others require certain conditions to be met.

Newspapers provide additional information and may occasionally unlock new scenes with the characters.

Why not?
15Amethysts
Better not.
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You can improve your relationships with the story’s characters by filling their heart meters.

The first premium choice unlocks a romantic interaction; the second unlocks a friendly one.

…will speak only to Victor.

Affection+0.25 🩶 VictorOnly available if you're open to romancing men or men and women10Amethysts

…won’t tolerate such rudeness.

Friendship+0.25 🩶 Victor5Amethysts
…was in a photographic studio.
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…Cathy is in love with you.
+ Romanticism 🪭
…Cathy cannot abide Jane.
+ Realism ✍️
I beg your pardon?
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Erm… I have not begun the lessons yet.
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…and suspicious.
…but it’s none of my concern.
Sit beside the prostitutes
Sit as far away as possible

Timed

Do not turn around
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Do not turn around
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Turn around
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Turn around
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Turn around
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From bodies No. 1 and No. 2
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From bodies No. 3 and No. 2
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From bodies No. 2 and No. 4
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From bodies No. 4 and No. 1
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Dark
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Chestnut
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Red
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Bright
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She’s perfect.
Continues the story
She needs further work.
Goes back to appearance selection