Shrnutí Middlemarch: Chapter 36

Co se stane

1. Mr. Vincy demands that Fred pass his examination and tells his wife he opposes paying for Rosamond’s marriage.
2. Rosamond refuses to abandon Lydgate, while her father avoids directly investigating or challenging the engagement.
3. Mrs. Bulstrode questions her brother and husband about the match, but neither takes action to stop it.
4. Lydgate takes Mrs. Bretton’s house and proposes marriage in six weeks, believing domestic stability protects his scientific work.
5. Rosamond prepares her father for Lydgate’s letter, and Mr. Vincy chiefly requires life insurance before preparations proceed.
6. The couple buy household goods, and Rosamond encourages a visit to Lydgate’s titled uncle while imagining a more distinguished life.

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Rosamond states her firmness, which Lydgate welcomes as devotion. His response contrasts with his belief that marriage gives him a compliant companion.

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