The author explains how they can never go back to Manderley. The feelings of fear and unrest are too great in their old home. The man she is with becomes deeply disturbed if he is reminded of Manderley.
The couple now lives a dull, monotonous life in the hotel where they stay, but there, they are safe. They amuse themselves with English mail. They pour over the results of sporting matches that previously would have held little interest to them. The author has a very unique hobby that interests her. She obtains information about the English countryside. She knows the estates, owners, tenants, type of animals, and other details. It is through her study of the English countryside, her hobby, that she stays connected to her former home.
As she has tea at the hotel,.....
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