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Chapter 1

• The narrator recounts her dream of Manderley.

• The narrator contrasts the warm and happy place with the one that has now been abandoned.

• The narrator explains that she now lives at a hotel far away from Manderley.

Chapter 2

• The narrator continues her nostalgic thoughts of Manderley.

• The narrator describes the day-to-day life that is lived now.

• She informs the reader that she now has a sense of freedom.

• The narrator recalls her life as a paid companion to the brash Mrs. Van Hopper.

• At the end of the chapter, attention is drawn to Max de Winter and his status as widower.

Chapter 3

• Snobbish Mrs. Van Hopper waylays Mr. de Winter in the lounge of the hotel in Monte Carlo.

• De Winter treats her snobbishness with contempt, as reflected in witty comments that she cannot comprehend.

• The narrator is embarrassed on Mrs. Van Hopper's behalf.

• Mrs. Van Hopper...

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