Part 2, Chapter 19 Summary

Lying to Mr. Emerson--In London, Lucy and Mrs. Honeychurch meet with Miss Alans and her sister to plan the trip to Greece. Well-meaning questions from Miss Alans lead to awkward half-truth responses; and after she and Lucy leave, Mrs. Honeychurch irritably asks why Lucy is keeping news of her broken engagement a secret. Lucy tells her it's because she doesn't want to be bothered with questions and gossip. However the truth is that she doesn't want George to hear she's no longer engaged; believing that, if he does, he will resume his improper advances. She and Mrs. Honeychurch argue all the way home, with Mrs. Honeychurch saying that Lucy gets more and more like the martyred, manipulating Miss Bartlett all the time and Lucy angrily insisting she's nothing of the sort.

They make a kind of peace only as the...