Daniel Deronda, Chapter 15: Zusammenfassung

Was geschieht

1. Grandcourt delays following Gwendolen until Lady Flora Hollis reports her destination and hints that others consider him rejected.
2. Grandcourt ends his house party and travels with Lush, reaching Leubronn five days after Gwendolen leaves.
3. Sir Hugo hopes to buy Grandcourt’s future claim to Diplow so his wife and daughters can keep it.
4. During a visit to the gambling rooms, Deronda tells Grandcourt that Gwendolen has returned to Offendene.
5. Lush describes the interrupted courtship to Sir Hugo and argues that Gwendolen would make an unsuitable wife.
6. Deronda opposes the marriage but rejects Sir Hugo’s suggestion that he pursue Gwendolen instead, feeling constrained by his own history.

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Deronda’s objection contrasts with Sir Hugo’s calculation of financial advantage. It also separates concern about Gwendolen’s marriage from an intention to court her.

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