Word: drusilla
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Dates: during 1924-1924
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...father is Henry Eyre, a famed retired banker, who never has believed in interfering with his children. The present head of Eyre & Co. is Gulian's brother Philip, at college a Christian-athlete, now a settled citizen who regards Gulian with some scorn. Gulian also has a sister Drusilla. She is married (not very happily, one judges) to a broker, Perry Shipman, who is also a rounder...
Then when he is in New York he discovers that his sister-who must have been more unhappy than he realized-has been having an affair with the irresponsible Vannya and that it, too, is threatening to become serious. To end this he tells Drusilla and Vannya-who has by this time become a great friend of the older Mr. Eyre- of the condition of his father. This has the desired effect...
...nasty problem, it is also the salvation of Gulian. His father is too old, so he must take charge of the situation. With rare skill he keeps the disgrace from coming into the open. He frees Drusilla from Perry, leaves her disengaged for Vannya. And he himself marries Lael...