Oliver Twist, Chapter 46 summary
Chapter 46 of 53 · 14 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 46, Nancy meets Rose Maylie and Mr. Brownlow near London Bridge, gives them information about Monks, and refuses their offer of escape while Noah Claypole secretly listens. Brownlow appears to recognize Monks from her description, and Noah heads toward Fagin’s house with knowledge of the meeting.
What happens
- Noah Claypole secretly follows Nancy to London Bridge, where she meets Rose Maylie and Mr. Brownlow shortly after midnight.
- Nancy leads them down riverside steps, and Noah hides close enough to overhear their conversation.
- Nancy refuses to betray Fagin but describes where to find Monks after Rose and Brownlow promise to protect her companions.
- Brownlow supplies a detail about Monks’s throat mark, suggesting that he recognizes the man.
- Nancy rejects escape and money, asks for a personal keepsake from Rose, and weeps after her visitors leave.
- Nancy departs, and Noah emerges from hiding and races toward Fagin’s house.
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Nancy recognizes the misery of her life but rejects a concrete offer of safety. Her attachment to her companions outweighs her wish to escape.
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What makes Nancy suspect that Brownlow knows Monks?
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