A Cup of Tea. Summary

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Summary Rosemary Fell is very rich but she is not very pretty. One winter afternoon she goes shopping at a florists and an antique shop. Before going to the car, Rosemary is approached by Miss Smith, a poor girl who asks for enough money to buy tea. It seemed to be a very romantic adventure for Rosemary like those events that take place on the stage, and she thinks of doing something generous. And Rosemary asks the girl to come home and take tea with her. The poor girl does not believe Rosemary at first and she even suspects that Rosemary might hand her over the police. But at last Rosemary takes her home. At the Fell’s home the girl eats her fill. Then she begins to tell Rosemary of her life when Rosemary’s husband comes in. Although initially surprised he recovers and asks to speak to Rosemary alone. In the library he conveys his disapproval. And when Rosemary resists dismissing Miss Smith, he tries another more successful tactic. He plays to Rosemary’s jealousy be telling her how pretty the girl. Rosemary is jealous of the poor girl whom her husband finds so pretty and her romantic generosity simply evaporates. Rosemary goes away to her room, takes out three pounds and then dives the girl the money and sends away her. After that, she goes to her husband and inform him that Miss Smith has already gone and asks him: ‘Am I pretty?’. Analyses The story is presented in third person narrative which allows us to experience very story through the eyes of Rosemary Fell. This works towards the reader’s understanding of the text through the emotions and the psychology of the main character – Rosemary Fell. The author gives to readers the opportunity to become the part of the story through the references such as: ‘You could not have called her beautiful’. The author uses a lot of adjectives, verbs and nouns to obtain the desired effect of involvement. Colors,
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