p Home from their honeymoon, the Kirbridges settle into their home in Greenwich Their staff will consist of Rose as maid, on loan from Eaton Place, a crabby Mrs Fellows as cook, and a Welshman named Thomas Watkins as manservant everything else Thomas has an unsettling gaze and seems a bit suspicious, but Rose fancies him anyway br The newlyweds don 三九 t seem very happy and their personalities are changing, getting their marriage off to a rocky start Lawrence displays bouts of immaturity with a nasty, even cruel, demeanor He prefers to socialize without Elizabeth, sometimes sneaking out after she 三九 s in bed, and comes home very late His behavior is upsetting, giving Lizzie second thoughts about their marriage p