Vanity Fair, Chapter 61: Zusammenfassung

Was geschieht

1. Amelia nurses John Sedley through his final illness, and he admits that he and his wife have treated her unjustly.
2. Dobbin’s financial help and praise of Amelia soften Mr. Osborne, but he dies before their intended reconciliation.
3. Mr. Osborne’s will gives Georgy half his property, restores Amelia’s guardianship, provides her income, and rewards Dobbin.
4. Amelia learns how much Dobbin supports her, yet devotion to her dead husband limits her response to gratitude.
5. The Russell Square house is emptied, and Amelia visits its bare rooms with Georgy before returning to their temporary Richmond home.
6. Newly attentive relatives and acquaintances surround Amelia, whose discomfort with fashionable company makes a proposed foreign tour welcome.

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