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1. Bute Crawley’s debts and hopes of inheriting his sister’s money deepen his rivalry with Sir Pitt.
2. Martha Crawley investigates Rebecca through servants and a flattering letter to Miss Pinkerton, whose reply attacks Rebecca’s family background.
3. Rebecca tells Amelia about household routines, her rejection of Mr. Glauber, and the changes brought by Miss Crawley’s visit.
4. Miss Crawley encourages family visits, while Bute and Martha privately discuss her death, inheritance, and their children’s prospects.
5. Rebecca entertains Miss Crawley, gains a place at formal dinners, and learns that the aunt expects Rawdon to marry money.
6. The narrator exposes Rebecca’s incomplete account of Rawdon’s attentions, and their moonlit walks provoke Sir Pitt’s anger.

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Miss Crawley’s claim contrasts with her immediate requests for household service. Her praise raises Rebecca’s standing without ending the practical difference between patron and dependent.

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