The Forsyte Saga – Complete, Chapter 18 summary
Chapter 18 of 116 · Part 2 · 16 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 18, Winifred Dartie arranges a Richmond outing with Irene and Bosinney, but her husband’s unwanted advances provoke Bosinney into taking Irene home himself. Their emotional cab ride defeats Winifred’s belief that the attachment means nothing, while Bosinney’s midnight watch outside Irene’s house makes his longing unmistakable.
What happens
- Family suspicion surrounds Irene and Bosinney, while old Jolyon takes June to Broadstairs.
- Winifred invites Irene and Bosinney to Richmond; Flippard declines, Dartie replaces him, and a coughing horse forces separate hansoms.
- Dartie orders an expensive dinner and pursues Irene, while Bosinney barely eats and grows visibly distressed.
- On the terrace, Dartie repeatedly presses against Irene until she rises and moves away.
- Bosinney shoves Dartie aside and takes Irene home, pleading with her as she shivers and sobs.
- The Darties agree to keep silent, while Bosinney returns to watch Irene’s house from the garden railings.
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What to notice
Bosinney directly blocks Dartie’s pursuit of Irene. His intervention creates the private journey in which his pleading and her distress become explicit.
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Why does the party travel to Richmond in hansoms rather than the borrowed carriage?
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