Our Mutual Friend, Book 3: A Long Lane, Chapter 11 summary
Book 3: A Long Lane, Chapter 11 of 68 · 15 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 11, Bradley Headstone searches for Lizzie Hexam near Eugene Wrayburn’s chambers, then pays Roger Riderhood and arranges to buy information about her and Eugene. Their agreement gives Bradley another possible source for his pursuit, while his return to school hides the murderous hatred he deliberately feeds throughout the night.
What happens
- Bradley keeps watch near Eugene’s chambers while Miss Peecher waits anxiously for Bradley’s return.
- Suspecting Lizzie is inside, Bradley enters the Temple and listens outside the chambers, but hears only two men.
- Bradley meets Riderhood, who seeks Lightwood’s help with compensation and a permanent lockkeeping appointment.
- Bradley gives Riderhood five shillings, and their talk reveals their shared dislike of Eugene and Bradley’s jealousy over Lizzie.
- Riderhood agrees to pass on information about Lizzie or Eugene for payment, and Bradley promises to visit his lock.
- After drinking with Riderhood at an early-opening pub, Bradley returns home and resumes his respectable appearance as a schoolmaster.
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