Vanity Fair, Chapter 11 summary
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In Chapter 11, Rebecca Sharp wins Miss Crawley’s favor while Martha Crawley investigates her background and encourages visits between the rival households. Money briefly softens the brothers’ hostility, and Rebecca’s growing closeness to Rawdon Crawley develops under his aunt’s protection, despite Sir Pitt’s anger.
What happens
- Bute Crawley’s debts and hopes of inheriting his sister’s money deepen his rivalry with Sir Pitt.
- Martha Crawley investigates Rebecca through servants and a flattering letter to Miss Pinkerton, whose reply attacks Rebecca’s family background.
- Rebecca tells Amelia about household routines, her rejection of Mr. Glauber, and the changes brought by Miss Crawley’s visit.
- Miss Crawley encourages family visits, while Bute and Martha privately discuss her death, inheritance, and their children’s prospects.
- Rebecca entertains Miss Crawley, gains a place at formal dinners, and learns that the aunt expects Rawdon to marry money.
- The narrator exposes Rebecca’s incomplete account of Rawdon’s attentions, and their moonlit walks provoke Sir Pitt’s anger.
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What to notice
Miss Crawley’s claim contrasts with her immediate requests for household service. Her praise raises Rebecca’s standing without ending the practical difference between patron and dependent.
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What does Rebecca do with Rawdon’s first note?
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