Chapter 7 Summary

The next day, Flora goes into Howling and goes to its sole pub, the Condemn'd Man, in hopes of finding some lunch. However, the pub does not serve lunch except on rare, special days. She asks the landlady, Mrs. Murther, if she will cook a steak if she goes to purchase one. Mrs. Murther agrees and offers some apple tart and vegetables to go with it. Over lunch, Mrs. Murther tells her of a writer named Mr. Mybug who is staying at the inn. Flora is determined to avoid Mr. Mybug as, being an intellectual, he will undoubtedly fall in love with her. She returns to the farm, and at four o'clock she goes to the kitchen to see if there is tea being served. Since no one is about, she proceeds to make the tea herself. She lays out a number of...