Vanity Fair, Chapter 52: riassunto

Cosa succede

1. Lord Steyne secures little Rawdon a place at Whitefriars, leaving his father lonely while Becky shows little concern.
2. Little Rawdon settles into school, serves Blackball, and enjoys affectionate visits and outings with his father.
3. Steyne learns that Briggs remains unpaid, admires Becky’s deception, and wrongly assumes Rawdon shares responsibility.
4. Becky blames her husband for taking the money, and Steyne offers Briggs a possible household position at Gauntly Hall.
5. Briggs leaves, and Sir Pitt warns Becky that Steyne’s constant visits damage her reputation.
6. Rawdon insists on accompanying Becky everywhere, accepts her affectionate performance, and then finds himself imprisoned away from home.

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The military image connects the departures of little Rawdon and Briggs. It frames apparently generous arrangements as losses to Rawdon’s position within his household.

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