Little Dorrit, Book 2: Riches, Chapter 8 — streszczenie

Co się wydarza

1. Doyce and Clennam prosper, but Doyce still studies the invention that official obstruction forces him to abandon.
2. After several evenings of explanation, Arthur gains Doyce’s reluctant consent to approach the Circumlocution Office again.
3. Arthur misses Little Dorrit and reads her letter as evidence that her family rejects his connection with their imprisonment.
4. During a winter visit, Mrs. Gowan excuses Henry’s spending and treats his marriage as a sacrifice.
5. Mr. Meagles challenges her account, and Arthur confirms that he opposes the marriage before it takes place.
6. Mrs. Gowan declares their different backgrounds incompatible, leaves, and tells acquaintances that the Meagleses try to capture Henry.

W tym rozdziale

Na co zwrócić uwagę

Arthur turns sympathy into action. His commitment restarts the official struggle that Doyce wants to leave behind.

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