Vanity Fair: resumo de Chapter 45

O que acontece

1. Sir Pitt rebuilds his family’s standing through hospitality, charity, church attendance, and county connections, encouraged by Rebecca’s flattering advice.
2. At Christmas, Rebecca courts the Rectory family, but little Rawdon embarrasses her by revealing that she never kisses him at home.
3. Little Rawdon enjoys country sports and the hunt gathering, while growing especially attached to Lady Jane.
4. Sir Pitt gives his brother a hundred pounds, and Rebecca prepares Crawley House for the family’s London residence.
5. Pitt studies parliamentary business and consults Rebecca, while her scorn and social success make Lady Jane increasingly uncomfortable.
6. Rebecca privately mocks Pitt for Lord Steyne, while Rawdon retreats into quiet visits with his son and Lady Jane.

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O que observar

little Rawdon’s blunt response exposes Rebecca’s public affection as untypical of her behavior at home. The embarrassed silence makes the family tension visible.

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