Agnes Grey, Chapter 18: samenvatting

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1. Rosalie leaves after her wedding, and Agnes visits Nancy, who shares her doubts about the marriage.
2. Mrs. Murray restricts Matilda’s activities and blames Agnes for failing to shape her daughter’s tastes.
3. During a walk, Mr. Weston questions Rosalie’s marriage, while Matilda delights in her dog killing a young hare.
4. Mr. Weston gives Agnes bluebells and remembers her preferences, encouraging her hopes.
5. Letters from Agnes’s mother and Mary report her father’s worsening condition, and Mrs. Murray reluctantly permits her departure.
6. After a difficult journey, Agnes reaches home and learns from her family that her father is dead.

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Agnes fears her father’s death before arriving, but anticipation does not soften her grief. The sentence closes the chapter with the force of that loss.

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