Daniel Deronda, Chapter 28 summary
Chapter 28 of 71 · Book 4: Gwendolen Gets Her Choice · 27 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 28, Gwendolen struggles with guilt over Mrs. Glasher but accepts Grandcourt’s gifts and fixes their wedding date, trusting that she can manage him. Grandcourt privately intends to master her, while Lush’s removal prompts a financial proposal that brings Deronda into plans for a visit to Diplow.
What happens
- Gwendolen’s relatives celebrate her engagement, but she spends the night fearing that her decision wrongs Mrs. Glasher and her children.
- Grandcourt sends a ring and five hundred pounds, and Gwendolen reassures herself that marriage need not harm Mrs. Glasher’s family.
- After riding with Grandcourt, Gwendolen agrees to marry him in three weeks.
- Grandcourt orders Lush to leave, grants him an income, and privately enjoys the prospect of overcoming Gwendolen’s resistance.
- Lush writes to Sir Hugo, recommending Deronda as an intermediary in an offer for Grandcourt’s claim to Diplow.
- Deronda agrees to visit, feeling sympathy and attraction toward Gwendolen, while Grandcourt welcomes another spectator to his apparent triumph.

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