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