Brothers, Chapter 10 summary
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In Chapter 10, Jim Corrance returns from South Africa prosperous, visits the Randolphs, and persuades Mark Samphire to join a Whitsuntide gathering despite his failing strength and reluctance. As Mark reveals the lives behind the poor streets, Jim questions whether worldly success places him above his self-sacrificing friend or far below him.
What happens
- Betty hears of Archibald’s promotion, welcomes news of Jim’s visit, and asks Lady Randolph to bring the three friends together.
- Lady Randolph challenges Jim’s doubts about Mark’s sacrifices, while lunch conversation contrasts Archibald’s good fortune with Mark’s defeated attempts to preach.
- Jim accepts the Whitsuntide invitation and travels east, troubled by Mark’s declining health and the poverty surrounding his work.
- At the Mission House, a young deacon praises David Ross and defends the value of work among the poor.
- Mark agrees to spend four days at Birr Wood, then takes Jim through poor streets and describes their workers.
- Jim admits feeling morally below Mark, whose account of local life exposes an uneasy distance between the friends.
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Jim reverses the apparent ranking suggested by wealth and career success. His admission exposes the unease beneath his prosperous confidence.
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