The following graph and word clouds show which words Robert Audley uses most frequently in the novel. This research has been carried out on Voyant-tools.org, which is a tool that reads and analyzes digital texts, and on Wordclouds.com, a tool for creating word clouds. In order to simplify the search on Voyant, each chapter has been assigned a number. The following table shows the correspondence between the chapters and the numbers on the abscissa.

As the last three figures show, george, the name of Robert Audley’s best friend, is undoubtedly one of the words Robert uses the most. The following graph shows its frequency, alongside the rate at which friend occurs. Not surprisingly, these two words never leave Robert’s mouth, even though George goes missing in chapter IX and only comes back in chapter XL. This demonstrates just how attached Robert is to his friend and how the thought of finding him is always at the forefront of his mind.

Another interesting feature is the frequent use of the words female, woman and women, which is represented in the graph below. As a matter of fact, Robert very often concerns himself with this subject, and although he sometimes questions women’s honesty and integrity, most of the times he recognizes and praises their strength, perseverance, and resilience.

Interestingly, at the beginning of the novel Robert keeps referring to Lady Audley as his aunt, as the graph below shows. However, in chapter XV (2.0 in the graph), he suddently stops calling her aunt and starts using her name. Not surprisingly, this chapter includes the scene in which Robert realizes she is hiding something and may even be involved in the disappearance of his friend George, and therefore starts suspecting her.