Women, Power, and Official DesireWomen in the village gain and lose status through their relation to the castle's men.1The Barmaid's Authoritythe second evening at the Castle Inn2Amalia's Rejection of Sortinithree years before the story3The Landlady's Summonsesduring the landlady's memories4Olga in the Stablesduring the years after the family's disgrace5Pepi's Battle for the Barthe evening of Pepi's defeat