![]() ![]() She feels unsophisticated and foolish, but he encourages her to tell him about her life. She runs into Maxim who insists that she join him for lunch. Van Hopper feels ill, and the narrator goes into the dining room alone. Later on, the narrator receives a note from Maxim in which he apologizes for his rudeness. ![]() Van Hopper’s behavior, and Maxim ends the conversation abruptly. Van Hopper recognizes Maxim de Winter, the owner of a renowned estate, and rudely insinuates herself into his conversation. Van Hopper views herself as a member of high society and takes every opportunity to try to improve her standing. In Monte Carlo, the narrator is a paid traveling companion for a vulgar American woman named Mrs. ![]() In the final paragraphs of the narrator’s introduction, the novel becomes a flashback on the time that the narrator spent at Monte Carlo and her introduction to Maxim de Winter. She also vaguely refers to a few mysterious characters that will play significant roles over the course of the novel: Mrs. The narrator alludes to the destruction of Manderley and the painful events that took place within its walls. They move from city to city, from hotel to hotel, but cannot help remembering Manderley, a beautiful English estate that they have been forced to leave behind. The narrator, who remains nameless, is travelling around Europe with an unidentified male companion. The novel Rebecca begins at an undetermined point in the future. ![]()
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