Chapter 27-resumé af Brothers

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1. Conquest offers to publish Mark’s novel if Mark pays half the printing costs, and brings him into The Scribblers.
2. Mark writes an article about Archibald, and Conquest offers to broker Lord Vauxhall’s church appointment at fifteen hundred a year.
3. Mark calls the proposal a bribe and refuses to act as intermediary; Archibald initially says nothing about it.
4. Betty defends Archibald’s motives, while Lady Randolph warns her against encouraging Mark’s visits.
5. Archibald reveals his contact with Lord Vauxhall and praises Conquest, but Betty declares her dislike of the editor.

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Conquest answers Mark’s charge of bribery by refusing a simple division between charity and self-interest. His claim links the publishing negotiations with the proposed church appointment.

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