More stereotypical of his time, it is implied Lord Godolphin is put off by what he’s heard of Dona’s behavior in London, and what he sees before him. It is in this condition that she meets her distant neighbor (for her house is very secluded along a river) named Lord Godolphin. She encourages the children to play in the mud, which blows their little citified minds, and sticks flowers in her uncombed hair. In Cornwall, Dona enjoys laying about, eating unwashed grapes, and not wearing shoes. She gathers up her children and their nursemaid and flees to her husband’s country home in Cornwall - and tells her husband he can’t come. Instead of feeling the thrill she was looking for, Dona is ashamed. And one night, she puts on her husband’s best friend’s pants - and how did she get access to those pants, we’re wondering - and holds up the carriage of an elderly lady. Dona teases too hard, she’s quite mean, gets bored easily, and is impertinent to men in particular. What a great thrill her husband gets out of the gossip that circulates as a result. Out of step with the times, Dona’s husband regularly takes her to a pub typically frequented by men and ladies of the night.
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