Middlemarch: resumen de Chapter 18

Qué sucede

1. Lydgate postpones choosing a chaplain because he values Farebrother’s friendship but needs Bulstrode’s support for his medical plans.
2. He weighs Farebrother’s gambling and crowded duties against Tyke’s clerical dedication, while questioning his own motives.
3. Before the vote, doctors and directors debate religious duty, Farebrother’s existing service, and Bulstrode’s influence.
4. Lydgate arrives after the other votes produce a tie, and Wrench openly assumes he supports Bulstrode.
5. Lydgate votes for Tyke, securing his appointment, but believes an unbiased choice would favor Farebrother.
6. Farebrother remains friendly and discusses the limits of good resolutions, while Lydgate judges his will weak.

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En qué fijarte

Wrench makes Lydgate’s suspected dependence public at the decisive moment. Lydgate answers defiantly but votes exactly as Wrench predicts.

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