Martin Chuzzlewit, Chapter 2: Zusammenfassung

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1. An autumn evening turns cold and windy, and a gust slams Mr. Pecksniff’s door against him, knocking him down.
2. His daughters tend his injuries, and the narrator describes his moral speeches and profitable but empty architectural teaching.
3. Pecksniff announces a new young pupil without an immediate fee, surprising his daughters before their shared amusement returns.
4. Tom Pinch brings John Westlock to make peace, but Pecksniff refuses a handshake and accuses Tom of ingratitude.
5. Carrying Westlock’s trunk toward the coach, Tom defends Pecksniff while Westlock explains how Pecksniff benefits from Tom’s trust.
6. Westlock departs warmly, and Tom praises his friend while still judging him unfair to Pecksniff.

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Pecksniff separates moral talk from individual conduct. His refusal to shake Westlock’s hand gives that separation a concrete example.

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