“why, what could have taken you out on tuesday? what did you have to do?

“nothing. i simply felt like going out, and i went out.”

“well i hope you left some suitable excuse,” said her husband, somewhat appeased, as he added a dash of cayenne pepper to the soup.

“no, i left no excuse. i told joe to say i was out, that was all.”

“why, my dear, i should think you’d understand by this time that people don’t do such things; we’ve got to observe les convenances if we ever expect to get on and keep up with the procession. if you felt that you had to leave home this afternoon, you should have left some suitable explanation for your absence.”

which best explains how the excerpt is evidence of an emerging theme that is central to the novel?
a wife regrets making a decision without discussing it with her husband first.
a husband regrets making a decision without discussing it with his wife first.
a wife suffers the disapproval of her husband for making an independent decision.
a husband suffers the disapproval of his wife for not accepting her independent decision.