Possible Clues:

• Colonial diplomat Deane
• Felonious monk in 'The Da Vinci Code'
• Albino monk in 'The Da Vinci Code'
• Uncle —; — Marner
• - - Marner (George Eliot)
• George Eliot's Mr. Marner
• — Wegg (Dickens, OMF)
• Sarah is backing him
• ' - - Marner' (lit.)
• George Eliot's novel, ''--- Marner''