Middlemarch – Chapter 14-tiivistelmä

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1. Fred brings Bulstrode’s denial of the borrowing report to Featherstone, who mocks the letter and refuses to accept it as proof.
2. Featherstone treats Mary harshly, then gives Fred five twenty-pound notes while enjoying his nephew’s dependence.
3. Fred burns the letter and leaves when Simmons arrives, then finds Mary sewing downstairs.
4. Mary challenges Fred’s idleness, urges him to pass his examination, and refuses to promise marriage or encourage his dependence on her.
5. Fred gives his mother eighty pounds to protect against spending; Mary’s father signs the note securing his larger debt.

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Mary makes financial and moral responsibility central to her refusal. The closing disclosure gives her words added force because her father guarantees Fred’s debt.

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