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1. Explain Beatrice's concept of the importance of her home, Wideacre, in the universe.

Beatrice, called Miss Beatrice by almost everyone because of her position in the family, believes Wideacre to be at the center of the universe. She says that she even considers the arc of the sun to be an appropriate boundary for the vertical boundary of he beloved Wideacre. There are God and the angels above the sun, and below, there is Beatrice's father, the Squire.

2. Under what circumstances does Beatrice first meet Ralph?

During one of the summers of her youth, Beatrice's mother and nurse are caught up with the need to constantly care for Harry, Beatrice's brother who is prone to illness. It is during this time she meets Ralph in her rose garden. She tells him to get out and he pushes her into the roses, then apologizes and helps her out. She takes his hand and bites him, then runs through a thicket but Ralph follows. After that, the two play together until Harry's illness passes and her mother has time again to see that she is having her lessons and acting as her mother believes she should.

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