Chapter V Summary and Analysis

In Chapter V, Phyllis, Ms. Hepburn talks briefly about her secretary Phyllis. Phyllis is more than a secretary and she does everything for Ms. Hepburn.

In the section titled, "Brief Encounter," Ms. Hepburn, her friend Sarah Forbes and Phyllis are on their way to New York when they have a flat tire. None of them are able to change the tire and they finally flag down a man driving by to help them. The young man not only helps the two women change the tire but shows Ms. Hepburn how to change the tire. Then he tells Ms. Hepburn she looks a lot like Katharine Hepburn. When she tries to tell him that she is Katharine Hepburn the young man does not believe her. Ms. Hepburn finally has to take out her wallet and show the young man her...