Daniel Deronda, Chapter 12 summary

What happens

1. Grandcourt deliberately favors Fluff over Fetch, then orders Lush to remove Fetch when she howls.
2. Grandcourt refuses to visit Quetcham and criticizes Lush over the invitations issued in his name.
3. Lush promotes marriage to Miss Arrowpoint as protection against debts and an uncertain inheritance.
4. Grandcourt rejects this match and says he intends to marry another girl, though he has not proposed.
5. After Grandcourt leaves, Lush considers his response, and the narrator explains their long-standing dependence on each other.
6. Despite the morning’s annoyance, Lush spends an hour playing his cello.

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What to notice

Grandcourt directly rejects Lush’s financial strategy and states his own choice. His admission that he has not proposed separates his certainty from any agreement by the girl.

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