Vanity Fair, Chapter 50: samenvatting

Wat er gebeurt

1. Household debts deepen, while Amelia fails to sell painted screens or attract pupils through an advertisement.
2. John Sedley admits selling the annuity, destroying Amelia’s hope that an appeal to Jos can restore their support.
3. Mr. Osborne orders his dead son’s room prepared and sends Amelia a hundred pounds, but forbids her entry.
4. Georgy eagerly leaves for his grandfather’s house, while Amelia packs his belongings and struggles to excuse his lack of sorrow.
5. Georgy visits on his pony, while Amelia watches his bedroom from Russell Square and follows him into church.

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Waar je op kunt letten

The sentence contrasts Georgy’s excitement with Amelia’s suffering. It condenses the unequal feelings surrounding their separation.

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