
Mr Brown has a great deal of influence (“…if anyone got in his way he´d be utterly ruthless…”) Hoylake indirectly advises Joe not to go out with Susan anymore he keeps on pretending to be someone else he has ulterior motives in being together with Susan (she is Grade A, she has a rich father and Joe awaits a good job, etc.) suddenly he feels alone but then pushes away that feeling kiss each other in the garden and agrre to meet the next day Joe gets an invitation to the birthday party of Sally Carstairs “… they are no better than prostitutes…” Charles once said he goes through the streets, thinking about the quarrel and why he is so bruised Alice and Joe have a quarrel because she once let her body painted naked seem to know what is going on between Joe and Alice Teddy, Reggie and Joe talk about the war says that Susan is talking about Joe steadily Joe talks with Reggie about Susan (who he did not call), R. Joe is kind of disgusted by Elspeth, assigns it to Alice Joe and Alice are together in Elspeth house ( talk about what would be, if Alice was younger) Joe visits his parents´ house (destroyed during World War 2, parents killed), painful memories Advises him to let her “wait”, to see whether she is interested or not Joe spents Christmas at his aunt in Dufton third rehearsal, Alice and Joe are a team he notices that “she is his beautiful princess (1st grade)” he takes her in an exclusive café, normally he does not go into such cafés, because he feels uneasy there Joe pretends to be someone else (ballet fan,etc.) to impress her Joe sees Jack´s home (realizes Jack´s colossal advantages) second rehearsal in the theatre, went better Teddy tells Joe that Mr Aisgill has an affair beer with Alice, get to know each other first reading of “Meadowes Farm”, went badly Eva does not want to sleep with Joe, although they had kissed each other before Joe is satisfied, because Alice is described as an attractive woman Joe talks with Eva about Alice Aisgill his partner in the next theatre play first appearance of Jack Wales, her “boyfriend” meets her in the dressing room (little flirt) Joe sees Susan brown for the first time and immediately falls in love with her on the way to the Thespians Eva is sitting on Joe´s lap, he enjoys it tea with Bob and Eva Storr (theatre gossip) he comes to the decision to become rich (caused by a young wealthy couple which he watches, he is jealous of their wealth) first time in the Town Hall (where he is going to work) (look, job- pilot in R.A.F → killed in an accident in Canada) Joe and the Thompson recognize the similarity of Joe to Maurice T. on the way home they get to know each other (Joe likes her) arrival of Joe Lampton in Warley, Birmingham
