Vanity Fair, Chapter 25 summary
Chapter 25 of 68 · 33 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 25, Dobbin brings news of service in Belgium and delivers the letter cutting George off from his father, while Amelia insists on accompanying her husband. Rebecca uses Mrs. Bute’s absence to seek reconciliation with Miss Crawley, but the attempt ends in rejection, and Rawdon learns in London that his aunt gives him only twenty pounds.
What happens
- Dobbin delivers a lawyer’s letter rejecting George’s marriage and leaving him two thousand pounds from his mother’s fortune.
- George blames Dobbin, while Amelia welcomes shared hardship and insists on accompanying George to Belgium.
- Rebecca secures George’s gambling payment for Rawdon, and George, Amelia, Jos, and Dobbin leave Brighton for London.
- Mrs. Bute leaves to attend her injured husband, freeing Miss Crawley’s household and allowing Rebecca to approach Briggs.
- Rebecca dictates Rawdon’s appeal to his aunt, who briefly receives him but then refuses further meetings.
- The Crawleys return to London, where Rebecca finds Amelia’s party gone and Rawdon discovers his aunt’s gift is twenty pounds.
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What to notice
The appeal claims affection without financial motives. Miss Crawley distrusts that claim, while Rawdon’s expectations of a substantial gift expose the tension.
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What does Rawdon learn at the lawyer’s office in London?
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