The Escape

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Across
  1. 4. Roger’s changing affections that Ruth tried to pin down.
  2. 6. Ruth’s gloomy and resentful mood toward the end.
  3. 8. A sacred promise, like the marriage vows Roger feared.
  4. 9. The sense that marriage was an inescapable fate.
  5. 11. Describes the substantial burden of Ruth’s demands.
  6. 12. The oppressive, conventional social atmosphere of the time.
  7. 13. The serious, grave tone of their final interactions.
  8. 15. How Ruth appeared to the public while being difficult in private.
  9. 16. The risk Roger took in his prolonged game of evasion.
  10. 20. Roger’s relentless dedication to finding the "wrong" house.
  11. 22. Roger’s ultimate goal: to free himself from the engagement.
  12. 23. The quality of "pity" Roger evoked to annoy Ruth.
  13. 24. To desert a lover; what Roger was too "gentlemanly" to do directly.
  14. 26. The stamina Roger showed in looking at hundreds of houses.
  15. 28. The miserable outlook of a life tied to Ruth.
  16. 29. To influence Ruth into being the one to break it off.
  17. 30. The dark future Roger envisioned if he couldn't escape.
Down
  1. 1. Roger’s primary instinct when faced with Ruth’s trap.
  2. 2. Practical wisdom Ruth lacked when choosing a house.
  3. 3. The false kindness Roger showed toward Ruth's "disappointments."
  4. 5. A formal meeting or body of advice.
  5. 7. Ruth’s irritable and complaining temperament during the search.
  6. 10. Roger’s act of being "too" helpful to frustrate Ruth.
  7. 14. Roger’s ironically polite behavior throughout the ordeal.
  8. 17. Ruth’s dramatic, unselfish-seeming act of "giving in."
  9. 18. The specific thing (a house) Roger used as his escape hatch.
  10. 19. The "tight spot" or dilemma Roger faced.
  11. 21. Ruth’s eventual rebellion against the house-hunting process.
  12. 25. Ruth’s calculated behavior to secure a husband.
  13. 27. To twist or force, like Roger extracting a reaction from Ruth.