Vanity Fair, Chapter 18: samenvatting

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1. Napoleon’s return helps destroy John Sedley’s finances, and Mrs. Sedley comforts her husband when he reveals their ruin.
2. The family loses its home, while John Osborne attacks Sedley and forbids George to see Amelia.
3. Amelia returns George’s presents but keeps his letters, and Dobbin defends her against his sisters’ criticism.
4. The regiment prepares for service abroad, while George initially gives limited attention to the Sedleys’ losses.
5. Dobbin brings Amelia’s farewell letter to George and describes her alarming condition, stirring his remorse.
6. Four hours after their conversation, Amelia receives George’s urgent request to see her while he waits outside with her mother.

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Dobbin’s alarm forces George to confront Amelia’s suffering. The statement expresses his fear, not a confirmed medical judgment.

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