Martin Chuzzlewit, Chapter 37 summary
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In Chapter 37, Tom Pinch loses his way in London, meets Charity, and visits Mercy, whose distress draws his sympathy despite her past unkindness. He promises to carry her message to old Mr. Chuzzlewit, receives help from John Westlock, and returns to his sister for a supper that makes him deeply happy.
What happens
- Lost near the Monument, Tom distrusts its keeper after hearing him laugh at two visitors.
- Charity brings Tom to Todgers’s, hoping his presence sharpens her sister’s misery.
- Mercy mistakes Tom’s kindness for mockery, then accepts his sympathy and entrusts him with a message for old Mr. Chuzzlewit.
- Mrs. Todgers describes Mercy’s silent suffering, and Augustus Moddle gloomily guides Tom to Furnival’s Inn.
- John Westlock helps Tom return with his trunk, and Tom enjoys supper with his affectionate sister.
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Mercy explains that apparent resistance can conceal readiness to change. Her appeal asks for compassion precisely when someone seems least deserving.
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Why does Tom refuse John Westlock’s dinner?
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