The end of chapter four was such a cliffhanger that I didn't even notice that I read chapter five as well! Well, no, I'm not quite serious - I was eating dinner while I read Betts last night, and so I wasn't paying attention to how much I read.
Anyway, Euphemia's walking down the driveway with this injured child, and Tane pulls up in a taxi. So they take the kid to the hospital - he'll be fine in a few days. He escorts her back home, because she's untidy from her morning's efforts, and while she's changing, Tane finds out about how unhelpful Diana and her aunt were. Euphemia is thanked by the friendly housekeeper, who is related to the injured boy, and who resents Diana's aunt's attitude (while talking about "peasants", Diana's aunt made no effort to keep her voice down). Diana makes every effort to be charming to Tane, so maybe he doesn't mind. Euphemia and Tane go shopping and sightseeing while Diana rests, and Euphemia realizes she has fallen in love.
Looks aren't essential to me - I mean, I don't define a character by them - but it does seem strange that although Euphemia was described unfavorably in chapter 1, she is called beautiful in chapter 4. Then in this chapter, both Tane and the omniscient narrator describe her that way as well. Odd!
Diana's actions in the last few chapters have earned this book an inappropriate fiancee tag.
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