What Maisie Knew Chapter XXXI Summary

  • Still deciding what to do, Maisie tells Sir Claude that she'll give up Mrs. Wix if he gives up Mrs. Beale.
  • Then, Maisie proposes that she and Sir Claude wait until both Mrs. Wix and Mrs. Beale have gone away without them.
  • Maisie and Sir Claude return to their hotel to find that Mrs. Wix and Mrs. Beale have had a fight.
  • Mrs. Wix has been worried because Sir Claude and Maisie were gone for so long.
  • For a minute, it looks like Mrs. Wix has left Maisie alone, but Mrs. Wix reappears and asks Maisie to come with her.
  • Sir Claude says that Maisie has already refused, but Maisie begs to differ.
  • A fight between all of the adults present ensues, with Mrs. Beale in particular getting angry and calling the others, including Maisie, all kinds of names.
  • In the end, Maisie chooses to stay with Mrs. Wix, with Sir Claude's blessing.
  • Sir Claude tells Mrs. Beale that he hasn't given her up and says goodbye to both Maisie and Mrs. Wix.
  • Maisie and Mrs. Wix board a boat headed for England. Maisie has been saved at last.