Okay, so my suspected bad guy turned out to be the bad guy--but it was fine. Better to have him than to pull some villain out of a rabbit's hat. Jane Finn is an astonishingly loyal girl, but that's also necessary for the plot. Question now (for me) is whether Tommy and Tuppence get married. I'm guessing NO, because the "we pretend we're not in love" partnership is more free-wheeling. I'll know by tomorrow!
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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