What Maisie Knew, Chapter 3 summary
Chapter 3 of 32 · 4 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 3, Ida Farange forbids Miss Overmore to accompany Maisie to her father’s house, but the governess breaks her promise and joins the child there. Their reunion deepens Maisie’s devotion, while Miss Overmore privately suggests that a strong preference for her father could help Maisie remain with him.
What happens
- Ida Farange refuses to let Miss Overmore accompany Maisie, partly to inconvenience Beale Farange.
- Miss Overmore promises to remain behind, leaving Maisie anxious about who will care for her.
- Within a week, Miss Overmore appears at Beale’s house and replaces the temporary teacher.
- She explains that she breaks her promise because she cannot bear to give Maisie up.
- After receiving an insulting letter from Ida, Miss Overmore suggests that Maisie might remain with her father.
- Maisie feels passionately attached to her governess and notices that her father likes Miss Overmore too.

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Why does Miss Overmore say she breaks her promise to Mrs. Farange?

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