# Mr. Incoul Dines in Spain explained — Mr. Incoul’s Misadventure

> Chapter companion for Mr. Incoul’s Misadventure by Edgar Saltus.

## What happens

Mr. Blydenburg and Mr. Incoul travel to Fuenterrabia, Spain for an evening, exploring the town, dining at a casino, and gambling. Meanwhile, Maida and Lenox Leigh take a solitary stroll on the Côte des Basques beach. Upon returning late at night, Mr. Incoul discovers Lenox Leigh leaving his villa, confirming his suspicions.

## Themes in this chapter

### Deception and Betrayal

Mr. Incoul discovers Lenox Leigh leaving his villa at night, confirming Maida's secret meetings.

### Social Class and Reputation

Mr. Incoul's disdain for the manola and his emphasis on refinement and purity reflect class and moral standards.

## Character check-ins

### Mr. Incoul

Travels to Fuenterrabia with Blydenburg, dines and gambles, returns to find Lenox Leigh leaving his villa at midnight.

### Mr. Blydenburg

Organizes the trip to Spain, enjoys the casino and dinner, flirts with a manola, and wins at roulette.

### Miss Maida Barhyte

Strolls on the Côte des Basques with Lenox Leigh, sitting on the sand in a secluded spot.

### Lenox Leigh

Walks with Maida on the beach, then is discovered by Mr. Incoul leaving the villa late at night.

## Key lines

> I say this, were I related in any way, were I the brother, father, the husband of such a woman, I would wring her neck. I believe in purity in women, and I believe also in purity in men.

Mr. Incoul declares that if he were related to an immoral woman, he would kill her, asserting his belief in purity for both sexes.

_Reveals Mr. Incoul's rigid moral code and foreshadows his reaction to Maida's infidelity._

> The only sound is from the waves, but few come to listen. The Côte des Basques is not fashionable with the summer colony; it is merely beautiful and solitary.

The beach is quiet and unfrequented, valued for its natural beauty rather than social status.

_Sets the scene for Maida and Lenox's private meeting away from society's eyes._

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