(I didn't know the word bedlam came from an insane asylum by that name. Footnotes are interesting. I didn't know what the word befurbelowed meant either.)
During the scene where Edna finds out Robert is leaving, the tension at the table is so obvious that it really makes one appreciate the difference between society now and then. Reading this book today, it's obvious what's going on between Robert and Edna (or what will go on) but back then that scene would just be a bit strange, and the one where Robert says goodbye.
Edna also begins to break social conventions in a more noticeable manner, like skipping her reception days. She also displays feelings of resentment against the way she has to live and shows it by stamping on her wedding ring and smashing a vase. Her dislike of being married is made clearer when she visits Madame Ratignolle.
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