In "the petrified man," mrs. fletcher insists on calling her husband "mr. fletcher," while leota calls her own husband "fred." the reader can infer that leota loves her husband more than mrs. fletcher. mrs. fletcher loves her husband more than leota. leota considers mrs. fletcher to be a very good friend. mrs. fletcher wants to hang on to old-fashioned culture.

the publisher is the publishing date is the author is

united states of america . . 1942 . . t. s. eliot

houghton mifflin company . . 2002 . . gregory stock

houghton mifflin company . . 1942 . . t. s. eliot

houghton mifflin company . . 2002 . . robert overholtzer

the scene now shifts back to the shelby plantation in kentucky, where  aunt chloe  has just received the letter tom wrote her with little eva's . mrs. shelby tells her husband about the letter, in which tom says that although his new family is kind, he still longs to return to his "real home."

mr. shelby, in the meantime, has still been plagued by debt. mrs. shelby offers to raise money, especially so that they can buy tom. mr. shelby becomes angry, and his wife lets the unlikely hope drop for the present. chloe then calls for mrs. shelby and asks if she could be hired out as a pastry cook in louisville in order to earn money for tom. mrs. shelby gives chloe her blessing.