Chapter 9 Summary

Beatrice, Maxim's sister, and her husband Giles arrive for lunch. The author is shy and afraid of meeting them without Maxim and runs through a passage and up a set of stairs in order to hold off the visit. She gets lost and winds up in the west wing of the house. Mrs. Danvers runs into her. She tells the author that she would be happy to show her any room that she wishes to see. She says this in a mocking way as if she were speaking to a child who has done something foolish. She leads the author to the main staircase.

The author finds that her husband has returned and is visiting with Beatrice and Giles in the morning room. He jokes with her that she must have been hiding. Beatrice is a very honest woman who is very blunt...