Of Human Bondage

Philip gets jealous that Rose is so friendly to everyone he knows, not just Philip. Although they still get along, Philip begins to get the sense that Rose only spends time with him out of old habit. Philip is one of the few boys in school who catches scarlet fever and has to be isolated. After a period of isolation, the school sends him back to the vicarage for his health.

When Philip returns to school, he’s forgotten any disagreements he had with Rose and just wants to be friends. Rose, however, has been moved to a new class after another boy died of scarlet fever, and he doesn’t seem interested in talking to Philip when Philip finds him. Later, Philip asks Rose why he’s being so aloof. Rose just gets defensive and leaves.

Philip starts a new friendship with a boy from London called Sharp, although Philip doesn’t like him much. Sharp hates school and plans to soon go to Germany for a year. Eventually, Rose, who doesn’t like to have enemies, tries to apologize to Philip for being aloof.  Philip isn’t interested in forgiving him. Later, Sharp tells Philip that he overheard Rose talking about how Philip is a “damned cripple.”