Vanity Fair, Chapter 49: Zusammenfassung

Was geschieht

1. Lord Steyne humiliates the women of his household and forces Lady Gaunt to invite Colonel and Mrs. Crawley.
2. The women recruit Lady Bareacres to help oppose Becky, while Rawdon feels painfully awkward among the guests.
3. Becky unsettles Lady Bareacres by mentioning her diamonds and impresses the foreign guests with her French.
4. After dinner, the women repeatedly move away from Becky and prevent her from speaking with a child.
5. Lady Steyne requests a song, and Becky's performance recalls her happy convent childhood and brings her to tears.
6. The men return and gather around Becky at the piano, leaving the hostile women alone.

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Lord Steyne makes hospitality an order rather than a choice. His command secures Becky's admission but does not remove the women's hostility.

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