Bambi, Part XX summary
Part XX of 30 · 11 min to read the part
In XX, Bambi discovers Jarvis Jocelyn’s poor lodgings and learns that he drives a cab, then persuades Mr. Frohman to offer him work adapting her book. She keeps her authorship and intervention secret, returns home without meeting Jarvis, and conceals his hardships from her father and Ardelia.
What happens
- Strong’s telegram confirms an appointment, and Bambi takes an early train to New York.
- Bambi visits Jarvis’s empty room and feels both grief at his poverty and pride in his determination.
- After riding around the Park to recover, she reaches the Empire Theatre and waits to meet Mr. Frohman.
- Frohman discusses adapting Francesca, and Bambi asks him to commission Jarvis without revealing her involvement or authorship.
- Frohman reveals Jarvis’s cab work, agrees to contact him, and requests his address after Bambi leaves.
- Bambi returns home without seeing Jarvis and gives reassuring but misleading answers about him at breakfast.
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What to notice
Bambi states both her practical aim and her demand for secrecy. She wants Jarvis to receive an opportunity without knowing she arranges it.
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Why does Bambi ask Frohman not to mention her to Jarvis?
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