Man and Wife

In which we are introduced to the lively assembly gathered at Windygates for a croquet party held in the newly reformed summer-house, where the sharp young Blanche Lundie commands attention amidst the undercurrents of social tension and subtle rivalries. The interactions among the guests, notably between the governess Miss Silvester and the various members of the Lundie family, reveal a delicate web of dispositions and unspoken animosities beneath the surface of genteel amusement.