Vanity Fair, Chapter 55: Zusammenfassung

Was geschieht

1. Fifine steals valuables and leaves, while unpaid servants defy Becky and Raggles describes his financial ruin.
2. Becky persuades Sir Pitt to seek reconciliation, but Lady Jane refuses to admit her into the house again.
3. Rawdon discovers his appointment as governor, and Wenham defends Becky and Steyne while arguing against a duel.
4. Macmurdo blocks Rawdon’s challenge and arranges to return Steyne’s money; Rawdon rejects Sir Pitt’s appeal for reconciliation.
5. Rawdon accepts the governorship, while gossip spreads and creditors seize Raggles.
6. Rawdon supports Becky and writes to his son, who spends holidays with Lady Jane and receives no visits from his mother.

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Rawdon makes lost trust, rather than proven adultery, the basis of his refusal to reconcile. His decision defeats Becky’s appeal through Sir Pitt.

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