Daniel Deronda, Chapter 69: riassunto

Cosa succede

1. Sir Hugo receives Deronda’s news with disappointment and asks Lady Mallinger to keep it from Gwendolen.
2. Gwendolen settles at Offendene, seeking moral guidance from Deronda while assuming his continued presence in her life.
3. Deronda twice avoids painful disclosures, then returns determined to speak despite Hans Meyrick’s unsettling jokes about Gwendolen.
4. He explains his Jewish parentage and his plan to travel East in pursuit of Jewish national restoration.
5. His announcement of marriage overwhelms Gwendolen, but they exchange tenderness and discuss keeping contact through letters.
6. After their farewell, Gwendolen suffers repeated fits of distress and assures her mother that she means to live.

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