▁visit ▁the ▁school , ▁including ▁the ▁England ▁cr ick eter ▁C . ▁B . ▁F ry . ▁Be atrice ▁noted ▁in ▁her ▁di ary ▁for ▁that ▁day ▁" Char les ▁F ry ▁came ▁to ▁play ▁cr icket ▁today . ▁I ▁like ▁F ry ". ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁following ▁Sum ner ' s ▁marriage ▁to ▁F ry , ▁Ho are ▁retired ▁to ▁West ▁Me on , ▁leaving ▁Sum ner ▁again ▁in ▁sole ▁charge ▁of ▁Mercur y . ▁ ▁Mar ried ▁life ▁Sum ner ▁was ▁ten ▁years ▁older ▁than ▁C . ▁B . ▁F ry , ▁who ▁came ▁into ▁the ▁marriage ▁deep ▁in ▁deb t , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁very ▁much ▁the ▁dominant ▁partner . ▁The ▁F rys ▁were ▁quickly ▁a ▁well - known ▁society ▁“ power ▁couple “ ▁and ▁had ▁three ▁children , ▁including ▁the ▁cr ick eter ▁Stephen ▁F ry , ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁ten ▁years , ▁F ry ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁journalist , ▁and ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Captain ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁Mercur y . ▁ ▁Sum ner ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁” f ier y , ▁strong - w illed , ▁ag gress ive ” ▁person ality ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁described ▁as ▁“ a ▁cruel ▁and ▁dom ine ering ▁woman ”. ▁F ry ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁fear ▁of ▁her ▁throughout ▁their ▁long ▁marriage , ▁as ▁she ▁made ▁him ▁” th or ough ly ▁miser able ”,