Feathers is forced to go to his father--an evacuee from the war. He is humiliated--he's too old. Pat Ingoldsby, his best friend, is killed in the war. He learns happenstance on the plane. His two aunts who have been "taking care" of him are delighted to see him go so they can marry. He meets up with Albert Ross (Haka Chinese) on boat to Singapore. While en route, Japan attacks Singapore and takes it over. A mess!
"To all humankind, Tess was only a passing thought. Even to friends, she was only a frequently passing thought." Angel Clare is a good character. He's "enlightened," in so many ways, but when Tess's confesses her "crime," he reverts to ancestral form . . . Tess's "confession" comes earlier than I expected, right after Angel reveals that he has had a bad moment with a woman. Tess points out the similarity in their transgressions, though his is the only true transgression, expecting forgiveness. She doesn't get it. She returns to her mother . . . realizes she can't stay with her. Thoughts to suicide. Unhappiness that divorce is not possible. Departs. Tragic in that the two, if Angel could just see clearly, would indeed be a great couple, each adding to the other. Nature as a definite force involved in the tragedy. It's not neutral--when things go bad, the very skies mock Tess. Tess as unaware of the power of her bea...
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