This return to the old classed society, resulted in a sense of betrayal on one side and guilty indignation on the other.
The neighbors who had lost their noble status still maintained a large tract of land which they farmed successfully themselves.
While her own uncle is on the verge of losing his estate because his brother in law is calling in an old loan of money.
The brother in law wants to spend the money on a big dowry and grand piano for his daughter.
She begins to spend all her time next door learning to do the chores of a peasant farmer's wife.