Martin Chuzzlewit, Chapter 9 özeti

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1. Todgers’s stands amid tangled London passages, crowded warehouses, decaying churchyards, and an overwhelming rooftop view.
2. Mrs Todgers discusses her marriage and household worries, while the Pecksniff sisters mock Tom Pinch and imagine his sister ugly.
3. Mr Pecksniff accepts the boarders’ dinner invitation before taking his daughters and Mrs Todgers to visit Ruth Pinch.
4. Ruth welcomes them gratefully, but the visitors scorn her and flatter her wealthy pupil while seeking access to the parents.
5. The householder orders Mr Pecksniff off the lawn, and the visitors blame Ruth while her employer also scolds her.
6. The party returns to Todgers’s, where Saturday chores and preparations for Sunday create noise and bustle.

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The blunt order overturns Pecksniff’s attempt to impress the owner. His public praise brings rejection rather than the useful acquaintance he seeks.

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