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8. Why did Jane not think that the disparity of age was an obstacle to
her marriage?
9. Why did the couple want to go to Italy?
10. Why was Gilbert anxious to marry Jane?
11. Was Gilbert a fortune-hunter?
12. What was the marriage ceremony like?
13. Why was the registrar somewhat taken aback?
14. Why did Mrs. Tower think that Jane’s marriage couldn’t last long?
15. Why do many people have a weakness for celebrities?
16. What made Jane look eccentric at the party?
17. Why was the writer surprised at the company at Jane’s party?
18. Why did the writer think that Jane was a woman with whom age did
not count?
19. What reasons did Jane give to account for her divorcing Gilbert?
20. Why did that “ill-assorted” match fail?
21. What was peculiar about Jane’s humour?

6.Give a detailed account of what happened in Paris.

7.Make up a dialogue between
a) Mrs. Tower and Jane;
b) Mrs. Tower and the writer;
c) Jane and the writer;
d) Gilbert and Jane.

8.Draw character sketches of Jane, Gilbert, and Mrs. Tower.

9.Discuss the following quotes with reference to the story and everyday life:
1) Nothing matched, but everything harmonized.
2) I wondered what it was that I missed in all these rooms that the
decorators were turning out with a profitable industry. Was it heart?
3) She has an overwhelming sense of family affection.
4) She managed (as so few people do) to look exactly what she was.
5) I saw to admiration how bravely good breeding and social usage
could combat the instincts of the natural woman.
6) It’s important for an architect to see things for himself.
7) I daresay there’s a great deal about human nature that I don’t know.
They tell me there’s a man called Freud…
8) If you’re not in love with him why do you want to marry him?
9) We’re only marrying after mature consideration.
10) We have decided that if either of us wants his liberty the other will
place no obstacles in the way of his getting it.