Little Dorrit, Chapter 28 summary
Chapter 28 of 70 · Book 1: Poverty · 13 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 28, efforts to recover Tattycoram fail, and Minnie confides in Arthur Clennam about her approaching marriage to Mr Gowan, ending his own romantic hopes. He promises to support her parents and encourage her father’s acceptance of Gowan, while Mr Meagles quietly acknowledges his grief.
What happens
- Letters, visits, and a newspaper advertisement fail to recover Tattycoram, while unwanted applicants and requests for money trouble Mr Meagles.
- Clennam walks toward the Meagles cottage and meets Minnie, who gives him roses and seeks his confidence.
- Understanding that Minnie intends to marry Mr Gowan, Clennam blesses their union and gives up his own hopes.
- Minnie asks him to comfort her parents and help her father accept Gowan, and Clennam promises despite his doubts.
- Mr Meagles acknowledges Clennam’s loss through a comparison with Pet’s dead twin sister.
- Clennam sets the roses afloat on the river, then joins the household in quiet conversation.
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