Daniel Deronda, Chapter 66 summary
Chapter 66 of 71 · Book 8: Fruit and Seed · 10 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 66, Lapidoth loses Mirah’s money gambling and returns to his children, where Ezra condemns his conduct but offers him shelter without trust. Mirah persuades her father to stay, yet his nighttime thoughts return to money and gambling rather than his son’s judgment.
What happens
- Lapidoth gambles away Mirah’s thirty shillings and returns to her home with the empty purse.
- Ezra insists on receiving his father upstairs, where Lapidoth falsely claims that necessary expenses consume the money.
- After sending Mirah out, Ezra promises his father basic support but condemns his wrongdoing and refuses him trust.
- Lapidoth weeps, and Mirah returns to find Ezra trembling from the confrontation.
- When Lapidoth threatens to leave and die, Mirah secures his agreement to stay and gives him a room.
- During the night, Lapidoth thinks about Mirah’s money and past gambling more powerfully than Ezra’s rebuke.
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What to notice
Ezra makes family responsibility independent of his father’s conduct. His offer of shelter does not erase his judgment or restore trust.
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What does Ezra offer Lapidoth despite refusing to trust him?
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