Daniel Deronda, Chapter 32: samenvatting

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1. Sir Hugo teases Deronda about flirting, prompting him to consider greater care in his manner toward women.
2. The Meyricks welcome Mirah, but their questions about Jewish customs reveal differences between their wishes and her attachments.
3. During his journey home, Deronda attends a Frankfurt synagogue and rebuffs an elderly stranger’s questions about his mother’s family.
4. At the Meyricks’ home, Mirah recalls her mother and Ezra, sings, and explains her hopes of earning money.
5. Mirah passionately rejects the prospect of abandoning her people, and Mrs. Meyrick apologizes for upsetting her.
6. Deronda resolves to restrain romantic feelings, worries about Hans’s arrival, and postpones further inquiries until after Christmas.

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Mirah distinguishes belonging to her people from holding particular beliefs. Her attachment shapes Deronda’s thinking about romance and his responsibilities toward her.

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