What is Beatrice's role on the estate? Why does she not adhere to the typical role of a young lady of quality? Had Beatrice been sent away to school or raised more traditionally by her Mama, do you think she would have had a different life?

What happens to Harry while he is away at school that changes his life? How does Beatrice come to exploit that? Harry interrupts a sexual encounter between Beatrice and Ralph. What does she later tell him about that encounter? Why does Harry believe it?

What is Beatrice's first reaction when she learns that Harry is to marry? What does she eventually decide about that? List at least three times she takes some action designed to keep Celia and Harry from becoming the close married couple they seem to desire to be.

How does Beatrice meet John MacAndrew? What...