Examine the Presentation of Relationships in Three Short Stories by Thomas Hardy. Relationships in "The Arch-Deceiver" by Tony Kytes is the relationship between Tony Kytes and three women, Milly Richards, Unity Sallet and Hannah Jolliver who all belong to the same class, so they know what should be expected from each other . Tony Kytes is shown as a young handsome man, who all women want to be with. Thomas Hardy shows us that in those times marriage was a key to life for everyone, especially if they wanted to have children without thinking of being lowered in society. All the women in this story have no intention of pursuing their studies, their mind is set on one thing including marriage. While in today's society most people know that they will want to further their education before even considering marriage. Due to the fact that Tony Kytes might be the only available man in the village, all these women want to get married before it's too late. Tony Kytes is shown as a man who simply likes attention from women; he has no intention of hurting any of the women, he just gets involved in everything that happens around him, and is simply trying to please all three women. Tony Kytes is engaged to Milly but tells Hannah that the situation hasn't been resolved yet, then promises Hannah that he will try to break off his engagement to Milly so he can propose to Hannah instead, but forgets about it in the meantime. that Milly is hiding under the bags. I think Thomas Hardy portrays Tony Kytes as a quick thinker: although Tony Kytes' actions lead to their embarrassment, none of the women are harmed other than the few scratches Hannah receives. Thomas Hardy shows us that concern...... middle paper...expensive. She responds by saying, "Well, I'll be eating my dinner before too long." It's boiled potatoes and cabbage with a little bacon. You would like? But I suppose he's the wrong kind, and you'd prefer bread and cheese? To Mrs. Chundle's surprise, the curate responds by saying, "No, I will join you." I think this may have come as a surprise to Mrs. Chundle because she would have thought that it would not live up to the curates' expectations, because all the food that Mrs. Chundle had to offer came from her garden, and it would not have cost her half a cent in days of money to buy the few seeds he needed. Thomas Hardy considers the relationship between the two women and when they first meet there is already a considerable amount of jealousy and competition between them.