Little Women
Part 1, Chapter 20: Confidential
by Louisa May Alcott
Mrs. March returns and visits Amy. Mr. Brooke's intentions towards Meg are disclosed.
Mrs. March returns and visits Amy. Mr. Brooke's intentions towards Meg are disclosed.
Newland is approached by Ned as he leaves the theater. Newland accepts an invitation from friends, hoping to come into contact with the Countess.
Donatello talks of the mythic faun.
Silas Marner, a respected resident of lantern Yard, is wrongfully accused of theft.
As the second part of the voyage begins, Aronnax begins to believe to there is more to Captain Nemo than he originally thought. Aronnax encounters the Argonaut.
Joe visits Satis House to finish Pip's papers. Pip is angry at the current turn of events.
Captain Nemo explains the various instruments and equipment throughout the Nautilus.
Queequeg falls ill and prepares for death. Pip makes a request of the dying man.
The narrator experiences tragedy, but is reunited with his love through an unconventional occurrence.
Agnes Grey describes the uncle and her reasons for disliking him. She relates the story of teaching Tom he can’t torture little birds. Mrs. Bloomfield makes a suprising announcement.
John Adams' second Annual Address to Congress (now known as the State of the Union Address).
The Time Traveller awakens to find himself surrounded.
After another incident with the Macedonia, the crew of the Ghost engage the intervening boats, prompting Death to give chase to his brother's ship.
Jane goes to Ferndean. From a distance, she sees Rochester reach a hand out of the door, testing for rain. His body looks the same, but his face is desperate and disconsolate. Rochester returns inside, and Jane approaches the house. She knocks, and Mary answers the door. Inside, Jane carries a tray to Rochester, who is unable to see her. When he realizes that Jane is in the room with him, he thinks she must be a ghost or spirit speaking to him. When he catches her hand, he takes her in his arms, and she promises never to leave him. The next morning they walk through the woods, and Jane tells Rochester about her experiences the previous year. She has to assure him that she is not in love with St. John. He asks her again to marry him, and she says yes—they are now free from the specter of Bertha Mason. Rochester tells Jane that a few nights earlier, in a moment of desperation, he called out her name and thought he heard her answer. She does not wish to upset him or excite him in his fragile condition, and so she does not tell him about hearing his voice at Moor House.
David pays a visit to Mr. Omer while in Yarmouth, hearing news of Little Em'ly's changed behavior. At the Peggotty house, David finds that Mr. Bargis' health is in decline.
The ladies frequent church, for varying reasons. Agnes Grey meets with Mr. Weson again, which leads to teasing from the Murray girls.
The Trojans and Achaeans come to an agreement in an attempt to establish peace. Paris and Menelaus face each other in battle, but outside forces intervene on the outcome.
Mr. Sowerberry decides to take Oliver on as his apprentice.
A young man and maiden were to be married. However, every night the young man bathed in the small pools in the forest and the Yara sang to him, trying to lure him from his betrothed.
Lorry and Miss Pross discuss the relapse with Dr. Manette. Steps are taken to prevent further relapses.
Mrs. Mixon leaves her home to move to the North where she can be somebody, leaving her lazy husband behind. She tells him if he ever makes something of himself to come find her. Come Christmastime the pastor at Mrs. Mixon's new church asks her to host a strange guest preacher who is coming to visit.
News of Achilles entrance into the field of battle prompts Zeus to remove his injunction.
About two months have passed, and Jane has been enduring even crueler treatment from her aunt and cousins while anxiously waiting for the arrangements to be made for her schooling. Now Jane is finally told she may attend the girls’ school Lowood, and she is introduced to Mr. Brocklehurst, the stern-faced man who runs the school. Mr. Brocklehurst abrasively questions Jane about religion, and he reacts with indignation when she declares that she finds the psalms uninteresting. Jane's aunt warns Mr. Brocklehurst that the girl also has a propensity for lying, a piece of information that Mr. Brocklehurst says he intends to publicize to Jane’s teachers upon her arrival. When Mr. Brocklehurst leaves, Jane is so hurt by her aunt’s accusation that she cannot stop herself from defending herself to her aunt. Mrs. Reed, for once, seems to concede defeat. Shortly thereafter, Bessie tells Jane that she prefers her to the Reed children. Before Jane leaves for school, Bessie tells her stories and sings her lovely songs.