The Broken Cupid

The narrator accidentally breaks a valuable china cupid in the morning-room. She hides the pieces in a drawer. Mrs Danvers accuses Robert, the footman, of stealing it. The narrator confesses to Maxim, who is annoyed. Mrs Danvers is called in, and the narrator admits to breaking it. Mrs Danvers is cold and implies the narrator is careless. The incident deepens the narrator's sense of inadequacy.