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p259
THe narrator awoke after eleven and Clarice had brought her tea without waking her. -
p259
The narrator is worried that Clarice had saw the untouched pajamas of Maxim and would tell all the servants, which can cause a lot of gossip. -
p260
The narrator only came to the ball last night becasue she want to hide the fact that she and Maxim had quarrelled. -
p260
The narrator think that she will be contented to live in a corner of Maderley far away from Maxim as long as the people from the outside world doesn't know. -
p260
The narrator became to think that her marriage was a failure. She found herself to be "too young......too inexperienced." -
p261
She thinks that Maxim did not love her, it's just "he was a man, and i was his wife and was young, and he was lonely." -
p261
She believed that Maxim belonged to Rebecca, and Rebecca is still in the house. She had no place in the house because "Rebecca was still mistress of Manderley." -
p262
The narrator knew that Rebecca was much better than her in everything, She felt that she was haunted by her ghost; she grew to know that she can't fight with her because she had no chance to win. -
p262
The narrator got up and pulled the curtains. Then she heard the workers talking about the ball last night: "what did you think of the bride?...Not much. Rather dull." -
p263
She noticed a note under her door which was written to her by Beatrice. On the note Beatrice said goodbye to her and ask her not to worry about the dress. She also wrote that Maxim was nowhere to be seen. -
p264
After reading the note, she bathed, dressed and went downstairs. -
p265
The narrator believed that she had to talk to Maxim, so she tried to ring Mr Crawley to see if he's there. Out of trust she told Mr Crawley that Maxim didn't go to her bed last night. -
p266-267
She expressed to Crawley that Maxim never loved her and his only love was Rebecca. When Crawley was shocked and said that he will come and talk to her, she hang up the phone because she realised that no one can help her. -
p268
The narrator felt that she will never see Maxim again. As she look out the window, the environment reflected her depressing mood: "The Rhododendrons were all over now. They would not bloom again for another year......a fog was rolling up from the sea......" -
p268-269
The narrator walked across the lawn to the edge of the woods with Jasper. When she looked back to the house she found Mrs Danvers watching her. She realised that Mrs Danvers might have heard her conversation on the phone with Crawley, "on sudden impulse" she walked back to the house towards Rebecca's room where she was standing. -
p270
When the narrator enter the room, she was surprised to find Mrs Danvers was crying. With a sudden courage the narrator walked right in front of Mrs Danvers and asked her if she feels "triumphed" to break up the relationship between her and Maxim. -
p271-272
Mrs Danvers thinks that the narrator's appearance at Manderley is wrong and unpleasant for everyone. She hated the narrator because she took Rebecca's place which is unbearable to her. When the narrator accused her of making Maxim suffer, Mrs Danvers showed that she only cared about Rebecca, not Mr de Winter. -
p273
Mrs Danvers revealed her memories when Rebecca was still a girl. At that time Rebecca already posses the rebellious and wild personality. However her voice broke off when she remembered Rebecca's death at the sea and started sobbing. -
p274
When the narrator ties to comfort her, Mrs Danvers mocked at her for being such an ignorant girl compared to Rebecca. She accused the narrator of running to Maxim for help like a child. -
p275
Mrs Davers referred to one time after Mr Jack came to see her, Maxim forbids him from meeting Mrs Danvers again. She believed it was because of jealousy as Rebecca attracts everyone that sees her. -
p276
Then Mrs Danvers approached the narrator and threatens her to leave Manderley: "Why don't you go?......It's you who ought to be dead, not Mrs de Winter[Rebecca]." -
p277
The narrator was pushed to the open window. Mrs Danvers continued to threaten her: "Why don't you jump?....There's not much for you to live for, is there?" The narrator was tempted an shut her eyes. However as she loosen her grip on the window sill, there was a sudden sound of explosion which dragged both of them back to reality. Accordingto Mrs Danvers it was a ship that had gone ashore in the bay. Then they heard footsteps running on the terrace.
