# What Friendship and Loyalty means in Interim

> Relationships with friends like Eve and the Baileys are marked by affection, obligation, and betrayal, as Miriam navigates the fine line between being a confidante and being used, and between loyalty to others and loyalty to herself.

## Explanation

Relationships with friends like Eve and the Baileys are marked by affection, obligation, and betrayal, as Miriam navigates the fine line between being a confidante and being used, and between loyalty to others and loyalty to herself.

Miriam's excitement and connection with Eve, and the supportive response from Mr. Hancock.

Friendship and Loyalty is one of the patterns Interim by Dorothy M. Richardson returns to. The chapter notes above are from this edition’s companions — open those chapters to see how the book stages the idea rather than treating the theme as a slogan.

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