Martin Chuzzlewit, Chapter 45 — краткое содержание

Что происходит

1. Ruth meets John Westlock while waiting for Tom, and John accompanies her until her brother appears.
2. John invites both siblings to dinner, and Tom affectionately teases Ruth about a pudding made with flour and eggs.
3. John provides an elaborate meal while insisting that his usual bachelor life is lonely and uncomfortable.
4. Tom describes the wharf incident, and John advises him to explain his involvement to Mercy Pecksniff and her husband.
5. Tom plays the piano while Ruth and John sit together at the window, and Ruth then sings for them.
6. John walks the siblings home; Ruth sleeps beside her flowers, while John draws a portrait from memory.

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Tom thinks his absorbed piano playing neglects his guests. The narrator shows that it instead gives Ruth and John welcome time together.

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