Martin Chuzzlewit, Chapter 34 — краткое содержание

Что происходит

1. On the steamboat, Elijah Pogram treats Martin's criticism of fraud, violence, and bad manners as hostility toward American institutions.
2. Captain Kedgick resents the travelers' return from Eden, while the National Hotel's boarders organize a reception for Pogram.
3. Mrs Hominy and two literary ladies conduct an elaborate discussion with Pogram that wins the gathering's admiration.
4. Near New York, Pogram gives Martin speeches for British officials, and the travelers reunite with Mr Bevan.
5. Mr Bevan offers passage money, but Mark obtains the cook's job aboard the Screw and secretly arranges to return the money.
6. They sail toward England, and Martin answers Mark's mocking picture of America with hope for its renewal.

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Martin connects his suffering with a new recognition of his mistakes. His admission follows Bevan's reminder that Mark has little say in their decisions.

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