Summary

In Chapter 11, Helen was startled when John approached her in the garden. She asked him about the party, and he confessed that he felt his independence and self-sufficiency dissipate whenever he returned home. As they talked, John jokingly asked her to dance, and they waltzed around the hanging laundry. In the following chapter, Olivia went on a stroll with Mr. Lawrence, chaperoned by her mother. They sat in the park chatting and Olivia strained to find a suitable topic of conversation. When he spoke about being born into a wealth family, Olivia felt confident that “time and familiarity would close [the] gap between them” (96). She was sure she could fall in love with the eligible bachelor. In Chapter 13, Mrs. Davenport hired Mrs. Milford to teach Helen etiquette lessons. Ruby spent time with her cousin, Agatha Leary, in Chapter 14. As they watched a...