![]() ![]() They spend a few days together doing nothing more than hanging out-the closest they get to smooching is Robert touching her dress. ![]() There are now some real-deal feelings on the line. When she comes out of the water, there's an unspoken realization that Robert and her flirtation has become something a little more than a harmless crush. Her husband notices this before he goes back to the city to get some work done-he's a little rude and caddish and questions whether Edna's a good mom.Įdna spends a day at the beach, learning how to really swim. Edna has some hobbies other than flirting with Robert, though: she's learning how to paint, how to swim, and she's spending time with her pregnant friend Adele.Īdele is someone that Edna thinks of as naturally maternal: she loves babies, her hubby, and knitting. ![]() Everything seems hunky-dory: it's a beautiful vacation spot, the kiddos are cute, the husband is attentive, and Edna is getting hit on in a pretty harmless manner by a dude named Robert Lebrun.Įdna gradually develops some feelings for Robert, but the whole beachside community treats the crush as a pretty innocent way to pass the time. When the book opens, Edna Pontellier is an obedient wife and mother vacationing at Grand Isle with her family. ![]()
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