How It All Goes Down
- The Major wonders if he's falling for Grace, and he decides that he might as well just marry her before he dies.
- Grace is pretty much like, yeah, I don't think so, because she knows that although she and the Major get along swimmingly, his true passion is for Mrs. Ali.
- Conveniently, Mrs. Ali has written to Grace, and Grace has her address, which she gives to the Major.
- The Major decides to visit Mrs. Ali on his way to Ferguson's estate in Scotland, where he has been invited to shoot.
- The Major tells Roger that their trip will take a little detour, and Roger says that's fine, because he's decided to ride up with Gertrude anyway. Ugh.
- Roger also mentions that Sandy had an abortion at his insistence, and how, almost right after that, he told her that they could "try again next year" (20.91) and started planning a nursery right in front of her. Ugh to the infinity power.
- The Major tells Roger than his timing was not "sensitive" (20.95).
- Roger asks the Major where the detour is, and the Major says it's to see Mrs. Ali. Roger, of course, disapproves of the Major associating with this lowly brown woman.
- Then, being tactless as ever, Roger asks to borrow the gun for the shoot.
- The Major shockingly agrees, leaving his gun box with Roger and driving away.