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1. Mr. Brooke’s purchase of the Pioneer and plans for Reform draw criticism, especially about his neglected estate.
2. Will uses a sketching visit to approach Dorothea, and rain brings them together privately in the library.
3. Will describes his family’s hardships, and Dorothea urges sympathy for Casaubon before welcoming Will’s proposed employment nearby.
4. Casaubon privately writes forbidding Will to accept the position and threatening to exclude him from his house.
5. Dorothea proposes giving Will substantial property, but Casaubon angrily rejects her interference and questions their private conversation.
6. Will refuses Casaubon’s veto, and Casaubon remains publicly silent while considering further ways to obstruct him.

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Casaubon treats Dorothea’s appeal for justice as an attack on his authority. His answer closes the discussion and leaves her fearful and isolated.

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