Middlemarch, Chapter 69 — краткое содержание

Что происходит

1. Caleb tells Bulstrode that he brings the sick Raffles to Stone Court, then refuses further business dealings while promising discretion.
2. Bulstrode rides to Stone Court, hopes for Raffles’s death, and finds that the frightened man cannot reliably recall his disclosures.
3. Lydgate examines Raffles, gives guarded hope of recovery, and instructs Bulstrode to withhold all liquor.
4. Lydgate returns home to find a creditor’s man present and breaks down beside Rosamond.
5. Rosamond proposes staying with her parents, but agrees to remain after Lydgate responds with bitter irony.

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The instruction makes Bulstrode’s responsibility explicit. His role as caregiver stands beside his private wish that Raffles should die.

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