Vanity Fair, Chapter 14: Zusammenfassung

Was geschieht

1. Rebecca nurses Miss Crawley at Park Lane, leaving Briggs and Firkin jealous of her influence over their mistress.
2. Accounts of the country sickroom show Rawdon and Sir Pitt competing for Rebecca’s attention while Lady Crawley receives little care.
3. Rebecca introduces Amelia to Miss Crawley, and Rawdon cultivates Osborne’s company while profiting from his gambling and horse purchase.
4. Rebecca rebuffs Osborne’s condescension, and Amelia recognizes an unspoken secret concerning her friend.
5. Lady Crawley dies with Mr. Crawley beside her, while her husband remains occupied in London.
6. Sir Pitt proposes marriage to Rebecca, who breaks into tears and says she is already married.

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Rebecca’s admission abruptly blocks Sir Pitt’s proposal. It reveals a marriage without identifying the husband and explains her unusually genuine distress.

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