Chapter 57-resumé af Daniel Deronda

Hvad sker der?

1. Gwendolen summons Deronda and asks him to keep her confession secret.
2. Deronda doubts that throwing the rope immediately could save her husband and distinguishes harmful intentions from their outward consequences.
3. Gwendolen explains that poverty tempts her to marry despite her promise to another woman.
4. Deronda assures her that she can become better, but her pleas for lasting support make him uneasy.
5. He promises to stay until Sir Hugo arrives and urges her to recover before her mother comes.
6. After Deronda leaves, Gwendolen collapses in grief, which others understand as mourning for her drowned husband.

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Deronda rejects Gwendolen's belief that she is beyond improvement. His reassurance makes continued effort, rather than innocence, the basis of moral hope.

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