Vanity Fair – Chapter 4-tiivistelmä

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1. Rebecca pleases the family and servants, displays grief over her father, and encourages Joseph through playful reproaches and a gentle touch.
2. Amelia proposes a Vauxhall outing, while John Sedley recognizes Rebecca’s intentions and dismisses his wife’s objections.
3. George and Amelia move to the piano, while Rebecca encourages Joseph to talk about India beside her unfinished purse.
4. Rebecca’s singing moves Joseph, who imagines her success in India and returns before luncheon with flowers.
5. Rebecca has Joseph hold her silk; he remains silent with her but privately resolves to propose at Vauxhall.

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Joseph privately turns his growing attraction into a definite intention to propose. The decision follows Rebecca’s success in overcoming his usual shyness.

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