Evelina rescues him during what she perceives to be a suicide attempt, but which was actually preparation for an armed robbery, a desperate action brought on by his mother's death and the discovery that his beloved was actually his unacknowledged sister.
Evelina rescues him during what she perceives to be a suicide attempt; he later revelaled he had been unable to decide between that and armed robbery. This desperate action had been brought on by his mother's death and the discovery that his beloved was actually his unacknowledged sister.