Vanity Fair, Chapter 48 özeti

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1. Becky travels to Court with Sir Pitt, Lady Jane, and Rawdon, wearing appropriated fabrics and jewels whose origins she conceals.
2. The narrator reveals that Lord Steyne knows who pays for the diamonds, which Becky keeps in her private desk.
3. After her presentation, Becky praises the king and rejects acquaintances she now considers socially damaging.
4. Cards from Lady Steyne and Lady Gaunt delight Becky, while Lord Steyne warns that fashionable society requires money.
5. Becky exaggerates her debt to Briggs and performs despair before Lord Steyne, who sends money and a dinner invitation.
6. Becky buys Briggs a dress, pays Raggles and Spavin fifty pounds each, and hides the remaining large banknote.

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Lord Steyne identifies the financial weakness beneath Becky’s social ambitions. Her response is to obtain his money while keeping much of it hidden.

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