Read the dialogue from paragraphs 58-59.
"My darling girl," said Philip, "you're quite mad, you know. It simply can't be done."
"I knew you'd say that," retorted Rosemary.
What does this exchange suggest about the historical and social setting of the story?
O In the early 1900s, British women were sometimes accused of being mentally ill if they showed signs of independence.
O In British society in the early 1900s, people of different social classes were expected not to socialize or mix.
O In British society in the early 1900s, wives were expected to agree with their husbands and not to argue with them.
O Husbands in British society in the early 1900s freely insulted their wives, and the wives were expected not to respond.