- On the eve of her 21st birthday, Elizabeth is utterly defiant and, consequently, on the brink of a complete breach with her parents.
- Elizabeth has turned 21 and is beginning to seek her independence. She's made new friends, Bohemian types who debate their radical politics and spout poetry. Her main interest is the writer and poet Lawrence Kirbridge, a talented young man who also has a way with the ladies. She informs her parents that she will not be accompanying them on a weekend visit and subsequently invites her new set to tea at 165 Eaton Place. What was supposed to be a quiet occasion soon turns to a rather lively party with one of the guests dancing on a table. Unfortunately, Richard and Lady Marjorie return at that moment and brusquely ask everyone to leave. Mortified, Elizabeth accuses her parents of being rude to her guests. She decides the time has come to strike out on her own and moves in with her friend, Henrietta.—garykmcd
- Elizabeth has made new friends in Bloomsbury -- outré artists, intellectuals and a rather handsome poet named Lawrence Kirbridge. Elizabeth finds all of this very heady, but she is very drawn to Lawrence. Lady Marjorie and Richard leave London for the weekend and Elizabeth invites this motley group to Eaton Place. Lawrence reads his poetry in the morning room and tea is served. Rose and Hudson are disgusted and shocked by their slovenly and ill-mannered ways and Edward comments on their lack of hygiene. When her parents return and find the doyenne of the group dancing on a table, they are speechless. Lady Marjorie asks them to leave immediately. Elizabeth is mortified and harsh words are exchanged. Richard urges his daughter to consider her behavior and their feelings and those of the servants, as well. On her 21st birthday, she visits her friends in Bloomsbury and sees Lawrence. She asks to stay with them, but she is turned away. The truth is her this cadre of non-conformists view Eliazbeth with disdain -- she's a rich girl who can not be taken seriously. There's little for Elizabeth to celebrate on her special day -- she's been rejected by her Bohemian chums and has alienated herself utterly from a bewildered Richard and a VERY perturbed and distressed Lady Marjorie.—gaelicguy
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