Dangerous Ages · Character

Gilbert

A character possibly linked to literary allusions, with limited direct presence.

minor

Also known as Robert Browning, Gilbert's

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With Rosalind Hilary (family): Gilbert is Rosalind's brother, with a relationship characterized by sibling banter and underlying care. With Rosalind Hilary (family): Gilbert is Rosalind's brother, with a relationship characterized by sibling banter and underlying care. With Rosalind Hilary (family): Gilbert is Rosalind's brother, with a relationship characterized by sibling banter and underlying care.

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Aftermath
Closing

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Rosalind Hilary
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Rosalind Hilary
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Rosalind Hilary
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Mrs. Hilary's Birthday
Gilbert, a playwright, attends with his wife Rosalind, who is studying psychoanalysis and analyzing Mrs. Hilary's 'case.'
I
Attends with his wife Rosalind; his review copy of a book is mentioned.
II
Gilbert, age thirty-eight, is mentioned as having annoyed Mrs. Hilary by choosing literature as a profession and marrying Rosalind.
III
Mrs. Hilary's son, a spare and cynical playwright and literary editor, arrives with his wife Rosalind and discusses Chekhov and the Salvation Army.
IV
Swims alongside Pamela, part of the younger generation.
V
Departs with Rosalind after dinner; is absurdly pleased with her despite occasional disapproval.
I
Mrs. Hilary's son; she is disappointed that he took up writing instead of a man's job, and then married Rosalind.
III
Rosalind's husband and Mrs. Hilary's son, mentioned as being asked to leave them alone for the talk.
IV
Enters from the British Museum, thin and sallow; supports his mother's idea of trying psychoanalysis, with pride in Rosalind.
V
Gilbert is described as a writer, effeminate and decadent in Mrs. Hilary's view, and she worries Rosalind will ruin him; his absence at the bus stop is noted as unlike his usual manners.
XII: The Mother
Mentioned as Rosalind's husband; Rosalind is referred to as 'Gilbert's wife'.
II
Referenced in Grandmama's recollection about his wife's brief conversion to Catholicism.

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