Lady Susan, Chapter 29: samenvatting

Wat er gebeurt

1. Lady Susan condemns Mr. Johnson because his gout keeps Alicia occupied as his nurse.
2. She reports arriving the previous evening and receiving Mainwaring soon after dinner.
3. Mainwaring’s looks and manners make Reginald seem less attractive, briefly shaking her intention to marry.
4. She considers postponing Reginald’s arrival until Mainwaring leaves and questions dependence on Sir Reginald.
5. She presents her connection with Reginald to Mainwaring as casual flirtation and expresses satisfaction with her lodgings.

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Waar je op kunt letten

Susan wants to keep the two men apart. Her wish to delay Reginald exposes the conflict between her marriage plans and her pleasure in Mainwaring.

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