Chapter 8 Summary

Jenny is impressed with Oliver III's new appointment and is surprised that Oliver is not. Jenny lectures Oliver on his behavior toward his father, trying to impress on him how important a father-son relationship is and how Oliver's prestigious family is part of who he is. Oliver sees that Jenny can see inside of him and accept his faults and this makes him lover her all the more.

Oliver has lunch with his father at the Harvard Club in Boston. Oliver III begins the meal by complaining about Oliver eating too fast and continues this theme, as he discusses Oliver's relationship with Jenny. Oliver III thinks that Oliver is rebelling with this relationship and that to marry Jenny now would be a mistake. Oliver III says it has nothing to do with Jenny and everything to do with Oliver. Oliver becomes enraged and...