Chapter 16 Summary

Mr. and Mrs. de Winter have a line of uninvited guests arrive after lunch one evening. It is during this visit that Lady Crowan begins talking about the formal balls that used to be held every year at Manderley. She wants to see anther ball. She begins working on Frank, Maxim and Mrs. de Winter. She tells them that it is only right to throw a ball in honor of the new bride. She is very persistent and it would seem rude to not agree to throw a ball. Frank and Maxim were in charge of all of the invitations and Mrs. Danvers did all of the organization of the staff and decoration. The ball was to be a costume affair.

Maxim always refuses to dress up but everyone else gets quiet excited about it. Maxim suggests his wife dress up as Alice...