When Miss Pryor is first given the opportunity to work for the Le Poer family, she realizes that they live in a Yorkshire village (48). Located in Northern England, Miss Pryor left her home and travelled (presumably) some distance to her new post. I had thought that the Le Poer family lived close to London or some other large city, but that was not the case. Miss Pryor and Zillah are removed from society in that regard and they live in a degree of isolation from high society. I wonder if this was a calculated move on the part of Mr. Le Poer, or if the family had always lived in Yorkshire. Either way, Zillah is kept from the view of people who would ask unwanted questions and the space keeps Mr. Sutherland from seeing the true nature of the situation.

Craik, Dinah Mulock. The Half-Caste, edited Melissa Edmundson. Broadview Editions, 2016.