The Forsyte Saga – Complete, Chapter 90 summary
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In Chapter 90, Jon meets Fleur for a train journey and riverside walk, where she urges him to accept the proposed trip abroad and conceal his attachment. They briefly clash over human suffering, but renew their affection and arrange a July meeting before a painful goodbye.
What happens
- Jon waits anxiously at Paddington, then joins Fleur aboard a crowded train and tells her about the proposed trip to Italy.
- Fleur urges him to go, gives permission for letters to her club, and helps secure their compartment for a kiss.
- She presents the separation as a way to overcome opposition, and Jon proposes Spain after she mentions a painting there.
- They meet near Caversham Lock and argue about whether suffering people deserve active sympathy or merely pity.
- Fleur ends the disagreement, gives Jon her club address, and fixes their reunion for July ninth at the National Gallery.
- They kiss goodbye beside a flowering hedge, and Jon travels home while composing a poem in his head.
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