Homefromtheirhoneymoon,theKirbridgessettleintotheirhomeinGreenwich.TheirstaffwillconsistofRoseasmaid,onloanfromEatonPlace,acrabbyMrs.Fellowsascook,andaWelshmannamedThomasWatkinsasmanservant/everythingelse.Thomashasanunsettlinggazeandseemsabitsuspicious,butRosefancieshimanyway.　　Thenewlywedsdon'tseemveryhappyandtheirpersonalitiesarechanging,gettingtheirmarriageofftoarockystart.Lawrencedisplaysboutsofimmaturitywithanasty,evencruel,demeanor.HepreferstosocializewithoutElizabeth,sometimessneakingoutaftershe'sinbed,andcomeshomeverylate.Hisbehaviorisupsetting,givingLizziesecondthoughtsabouttheirmarriage.