Daniel Deronda: resumo de Chapter 17

O que acontece

1. Deronda rows alone, troubled by uncertainty about his future, and notices a despairing girl near Kew Bridge.
2. Near sunset, he sees her soaking her cloak and recognizes her intention to drown herself.
3. He approaches gently, promises protection, and persuades her to enter his boat.
4. She reveals that she is Jewish, comes from abroad, and cannot find her mother and brother.
5. Deronda rejects taking her to Park Lane and chooses Mrs. Meyrick’s home as a safer refuge.
6. During the cab journey, he feels a new responsibility but questions whether preventing death necessarily means rescue.

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O que observar

The question separates immediate survival from lasting safety. It captures Deronda’s growing sense that saving the girl also creates an uncertain responsibility.

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