Brothers, Chapter 18 summary
Chapter 18 of 43 · 14 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 18, Mark privately tells Lady Randolph that serious illness prevents him from offering Betty marriage, while Betty discovers his absence may conceal a dangerous breakdown. Staying with Mrs. Corrance, Betty welcomes Jim’s restrained companionship but persuades Archie to visit Mark after the Squire fails to make the journey.
What happens
- Mark confides his illness to Lady Randolph and asks her to help Betty find another husband.
- Betty visits Mrs. Corrance, where Mrs. Samphire reveals that Mark is in a Scottish sanatorium.
- Betty urges the Squire to visit Mark, but his resolve gives way to objections and estate concerns.
- Jim renews their childhood companionship, discusses loss, and avoids pressing Betty about marriage.
- Archie promises to visit Mark, receives Betty’s loving message, and discusses his invitation to preach at Windsor.
- Betty wanders alone among the trees and identifies herself with a birch growing on barren ground.
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What to notice
Betty entrusts Archie with an affectionate message for Mark. Her assumed casualness contrasts with her urgent concern about his health.
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Who promises to travel north after Betty expresses fear about Mark’s illness?
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