Grandfather's story of the "Tiger's Wife." She is a deaf-mute girl who was married off to Luka by trickery. Luka beats her. She befriends (apparently) the tiger. Luka disappears. Villagers believe she has killed him and had the tiger eat him. She is pregnant, and the villagers believe that the father is the tiger. Grandfather, under the direction of Mother Vera who is taking care of him, brings the girl baskets of food. Villagers believe her child will be a devil child, though they sympathize with her killing of her husband. Very interesting book.
February 1895 (Alice died in 1892) Money problems, jealousy of Wilde; time spent with Lord Wolseley1; off to Ireland to lick his wounds; Irish unrest--Irish landlords boycott all social events; much time spent with manservant Hammond (homosexual attraction again); fancy dress ball, appalling to James, who is only happy in company of Hammond, though Hammond remains a servant and no more; little girl alone on the grounds--inspiration for Turn of the Screw?; conflict with Webster who alludes to Wilde's successful play and HJ's failure; Wolseley was an Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army . He became one of the most influential and admired British generals after a series of successes in Canada, West Africa, and Egypt, followed by a central role in modernizing the British Army in promoting efficiency. He served in Burma, the Crimean War , the Indian Mutiny , China, Canada and widely throughout Africa—including his Ashanti campaign (18...
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