Vanity Fair
Chapter 53: A Rescue and a Catastrophe
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Rawdon becomes suspicious of Becky, and requests assistance from Sir Pitt. Rawdon makes a discovery upon returning home.
Rawdon becomes suspicious of Becky, and requests assistance from Sir Pitt. Rawdon makes a discovery upon returning home.
The "Pirates" borrow a raft, intending to camp at a nearby island. The boys are alarmed at the news of a drowning.
Jane remains at Gateshead for a month because Georgiana dreads being left alone with Eliza, with whom she does not get along. Eventually, Georgiana goes to London to live with her uncle, and Eliza joins a convent in France. Jane tells us that Eliza eventually becomes the Mother Superior of her convent, while Georgiana marries a wealthy man. At Gateshead, Jane receives a letter from Mrs. Fairfax, which says that Rochester’s guests have departed and that Rochester has gone to London to buy a new carriage—a sure sign of his intention to marry Blanche. As Jane travels toward Thornfield, she anxiously anticipates seeing Rochester again, and yet she worries about what will become of her after his marriage. To her surprise, as she walks from the station at Millcote, Jane encounters Rochester. When he asks her why she has stayed away from Thornfield so long, she replies, still a bit bewildered, “I have been with my aunt, sir, who is dead.” Rochester asks Jane whether she has heard about his new carriage, and he tells her: “You must see the carriage, Jane, and tell me if you don?t think it will suit Mrs. Rochester exactly.” After a few more words together, Jane surprises herself by expressing the happiness she feels in Rochester’s presence: “I am strangely glad to get back again to you; and wherever you are is my home—my only home.” Back at the manor, Mrs. Fairfax, Adele, and the servants greet Jane warmly.
Dorothy and the Scarecrow talk along the way about Dorothy’s home in Kansas and about how the Scarecrow came to be and why the Scarecrow wants a brain.
How Sentaro was taught not to covet unending life.
Newfound freedom gives the Washington family the opportunity to move. The author further realizes the importance of an education.
Wondering where Hilda is, Kenyon, Donatello, and Miriam wander into the church to look at the dead monk.
Ishmael enters the Whaleman's Chapel.
Amelia Sedley and Rebecca Sharp depart from Miss Pinkerton's finishing school.
The arrival of the holiday season allows Booker to observe more of the local customs. The school continues to work towards expansion.
With Phileas' whereabouts unknown, the members of the Reforms Club, as well as all of London, anxiously await news on the fate of Phileas.
The group sets out in search of the balloonists. There are hints that a storm may be brewing. Hope of finding the lost men has almost been lost when something is spotted. The boys meet up with a steamer.
Victor’s mother dies from scarlet fever she caught from nursing Elizabeth back to health just before he leaves for the university at Ingolstadt. He is discouraged in the study of the natural sciences, but continues his studies in the sciences after an encouraging chemistry lecture.
Ellen and Jane Morton, Althesa's children, are sold after Henry Morton dies from Yellow Fever.
Marianne seems to be displeased with much and Mrs. Jennings tries to marry everyone off.
(London, England; Pearson's Magazine, 1897)
After being caught in a rainstorm, Thoreau takes shelter in a neighbor's home.
Ishmael ponders the dangers of the sea.
Elinor does not have the luxury of doubting the truth of Lucy's confession; yet, she is convinced that Edward loves her, and not Lucy. She decides to speak to lucy again.
Crackit arrives at Fagin's and informs him that the robbery has failed and Oliver has been shot.
In the midst of a storm, Peters, Pym, and Augustus attempt to take control of the ship.
A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. This story specifically focuses on the children saving a little fox named Reddy from the redcoats.
The narrator is alarmed by the continued normalcy of life. The military starts to take interest in the Martian presence.
Rebecca describes the Crawley family to Amelia. Rebecca meets her charges.