Vanity Fair, Chapter 28: Zusammenfassung

Was geschieht

1. Jos escorts Amelia and Mrs. O’Dowd to Ostend, adopts military dress, and accepts Dobbin’s help with servants and luggage.
2. The travelers continue through Belgium, enjoying comfortable canal boats and sharing the widespread confidence in Wellington’s army.
3. George dislikes Mrs. O’Dowd’s manners, but Amelia enjoys her company without embarrassment.
4. In Brussels, Amelia delights in outings and George’s generosity, while George eagerly pursues fashionable acquaintances.
5. George entertains the Bareacres family at an expensive dinner, where the noblewomen exclude Amelia and Dobbin resents their behavior.
6. At the flower market, General Tufto’s appearance prompts George to announce the Crawleys’ arrival, and Amelia’s happiness suddenly fades.

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The sentence marks Amelia’s sudden loss of happiness when George announces the Crawleys’ arrival. Her response is immediate, but she cannot explain it.

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