Frances is unable to free herself until she hears a cracking sound just as Leonard goes limp. Leonard picks an argument with Frances and Lilian, leading Frances to confess about their love affair. He had planned to spend the evening with a good friend, Charles, but said Charles had given up on the evening too quickly. Then Leonard arrives home and it's obvious he is in a bad mood.
Lilian's abortion occurs while Leonard is away from home and she and Frances are filled with plans for the life they plan to build together. Frances reluctantly agrees to help Lllian and she obtains the pills necessary for the abortion. She assures Frances that she knows how to go about aborting the baby and promises that she will leave Leonard as soon as the abortion is complete. She doesn't tell Frances about Leonard's affair but does tell her about the pregnancy. Lilian discovers this about the same time she learns that she is expecting a baby. Meanwhile, Leonard Barber is having an affair with a young woman named Billie. She and Lilian begin a sexual affair and their love grows to the point that they are struggling to keep it hidden.
Frances and her mother are not certain what is proper in their interactions with the Barbers but Frances eventually finds that she is romantically attracted to Lilian. Her mother is embarrassed by this and Frances tries to handle the heaviest and most demeaning chores while her mother is away. Because of the financial situation, Frances takes care of all the duties once attended by servants. Frances and Chrissy remain friends and Frances hides their friendship from her mother.įrances' mother is very proper and Frances tries to follow her mother's dictates.
She broke off her affair with Chrissy when her parents discovered the situation. The two families share the “water closet” outside and the room with the bathtub.įrances is a lesbian and was deeply in love with a young woman named Chrissy. The rooms have been outfitted so that the Barbers have their own kitchen, bedroom, and sitting room. She accepts a young couple, Lilian and Leonard Barber, who make use of several rooms upstairs. Soon after his death, France discovers they are in serious financial trouble and she comes up with the idea of taking in boarders as a means of making ends meet. Her father has died, leaving Frances and her mother to live as best they can in the large family home.
Frances Wray is a young woman living on the outskirts of London in 1922.
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