Daniel Deronda — Chapter 58 : résumé

Ce qui se passe

1. The narrator contrasts Gwendolen’s painful transformation with her relatives’ quieter year, while Rex pursues his legal studies with renewed purpose.
2. At Mrs. Davilow’s house, Anna’s accounts of Jewish acquaintances prompt ignorant remarks, which Rex exaggerates in jest.
3. A telegram announces Grandcourt’s drowning, and Mrs. Davilow prepares to accompany Mr. Gascoigne to Genoa.
4. Rex withdraws into the shrubbery, ashamed that the news revives his hopeless desire for Gwendolen.
5. He returns to help his father, who asks him to manage correspondence and discusses Gwendolen’s prospects with confident but uncertain expectations.

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Les points à remarquer

Rex moves from shameful private speculation to practical action. His offer makes ordinary conversation with his father possible despite his distress.

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