Middlemarch: resumen de Chapter 78

Qué sucede

1. Rosamond touches Will's sleeve, but he recoils and angrily rejects her attempt to soothe him.
2. When Rosamond suggests explaining himself to Dorothea, Will insists that defending himself at Rosamond's expense would be dishonorable.
3. Will declares his exclusive love for Dorothea and fears that her belief in his integrity is lost.
4. Rosamond sits devastated while Will struggles between continuing anger and reluctance to leave without speaking.
5. After asking about visiting Lydgate that evening, Will leaves; Rosamond faints and receives help getting upstairs.
6. Lydgate returns around half past five, comforts Rosamond, and attributes her distress and renewed attachment to Dorothea's presumed visit.

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En qué fijarte

Will makes his exclusive devotion to Dorothea unmistakable. The declaration destroys Rosamond's hope that she can command his feelings.

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