The Sixth Wife (pages. 180-240)

Summary:

Cathy had returned back to Sudeley to visit Kate. While she was talking to Kate, she was explaining to her how Thomas has his downfalls but no matter what she believes that he would never be unfaithful to her. It made her happy to say this because she didn't feel like not a lot of wives could say it. When she mentioned this Cathy's heart dropped because of how she betrayed her and she most likely feels the same way how she feels for Thomas for Cathy as well. Ms. Ashley told Kate how she'd been noticing how close Elizabeth and Thomas had been with one another but she didn't really think anything of it. She just looked at it like that's how he is with everyone, that's just the type of person he is. She did mention how this could cause him to get in trouble because Elizabeth is royal and he shouldn't barge into her bedroom for "tickling time". Cathy didn't really understand and Kate explained that he reaches underneath her covers and tickles her. Kate looked at it as them doing it in the sense of a father and daughter relationship. Cathy thought to herself that he couldn't get any dumber and he was making it extremely obvious in a way. When Cathy tried to assure Kate that he should try to be more careful and she didn't agree. Kate said she wasn't going to mention it to him because that would only cause him to do it more and informed Cathy that he meant no harm by it. Kate had her son and she named him Harry. Surprisingly, Cathy is now pregnant but I'm not sure by whom. Elizabeth is protestant because that's how she was raised by her mother Ann before she moved in with Kate but weirdly she has similar beliefs so it just makes what Elizabeth's believe stronger.

Quote:

"Thomas is true, isn't he. True to himself. He gets scrapes, yes, which doesn't make him the easiest of husbands, but I've never had cause to his devotion to me, and how many wives can say that?" (Dunn, 180)

Reflection:

Seeing that majority of the events going on happen in reality, I think of some situations that I've seen similar to this. When I hear what Kate says I look at it as a cry for help because it's not fair that everyone's betraying her. On top of that she's pregnant and all of this going on and I feel like that just makes it worse. Additionally, I wish she wouldn't be so naive and she would open her eyes in regards to the situation going on with Elizabeth and Thomas. It seems more than them trying to form a father daughter relationship.