Because Olivia stayed at home instead of leaving for Simla with the other women for the hot summer months she is the only woman left.
Her days begin pretty early in the mornings. After Douglas has left the house, Harry picks her up and they drive to the Nawab’s palace in Khatm. There she spends the day with all the other guest; they are all men. They lie around in the drawing room, drinking, smoking and playing card games. One day the Nawab shows Olivia the piano he ordered for his wife that she never played on. He wants Olivia to play for him on this piano.
Olivia spends the whole day at the Nawab’s and in the evenings she returns to her home. There she waits for Douglas and together they spend the evening and the night together, thinking about having babies. Sometimes they have a small meeting at their house with Mr. Crawford and Major Minnies whose wives are in Simla. Together they have dinner and talk about the Indians and the country.
