The Canterville Ghost, Chapter 7: Zusammenfassung

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1. A torchlit procession accompanies Sir Simon’s coffin to the churchyard, where Virginia places a blossom cross on it.
2. Mr. Otis offers the jewels to Lord Canterville, who insists that Virginia has the right to keep them.
3. Virginia marries Cecil despite her father’s objections to aristocratic titles, and her jewels attract admiration at court.
4. After their honeymoon, Virginia and Cecil visit Sir Simon’s grave, and she scatters roses over it.
5. Cecil asks about her private encounter with the ghost; Virginia refuses to explain, and he accepts her silence.

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Virginia identifies the meaning of her encounter without revealing its details. Her gratitude connects Sir Simon’s burial with her understanding of love.

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