Middlemarch, Chapter 35 요약

줄거리

1. Relatives attend Peter Featherstone’s funeral with competing hopes of inheritance, while the unfamiliar Rigg causes suspicion.
2. Mr. Standish discovers a second will, and Mary privately knows that her actions help bring it before the company.
3. The first will gives Fred ten thousand pounds and leaves Joshua Rigg the remaining property.
4. The second will removes Fred’s inheritance, preserves Rigg’s land, and directs other property toward almshouses.
5. Disappointed relatives condemn Peter, while Rigg calmly discusses business with Mr. Standish.
6. Fred tells Mary he must enter the Church, and Mary plans to find another job.

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Mary challenges Fred’s dependence on an inheritance even while fearing her part in his loss. Fred’s irritated answer shows how differently they understand his position.

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