Chapter 25
Mr. Snagsby
is nervous when anybody comes to the shop looking for him because of the affair
he is involved in with Jo and Tulkinghorn.
Mrs. Snagsby becomes very suspicious of Mr. Snagsby because she can tell
he is hiding something. She searches
through all his things and follows him everywhere. He meets up with the Chadbands, Jo, Guster
and the apprentices. Mrs. Snagsby thinks
Mr. Snagsby looks right at Jo ad coughs, and concludes Jo is his son.
Chapter 26
George and
Phil conversed in the morning about the past, and how they met when George
rescued Phil in the street who is crippled.
Grandpa Smallweed and Judy visit George because George owes him
money. Then Grandpa Smallweed talks
about business done between Carstone and Georges student. Then he mentions Captain Hawdon and says he’s
not dead, but he needs writings from him to give to a lawyer. George says even if he had them he wouldn’t
help, so Grandpa Smallweed tells him to visit the lawyer and he agrees.
Chapter 27
George goes
to Lincoln’s Inn Fields to visit Mr. Tulkinghorn. Tulkinghorn explains that since George was a
friend and served under Captain Hawdon he though he might have some writings
that would help him. He would also
reward him if he helped out. George
refuses to hand over any and Tulkinghorn won’t explain why he needs them. G Smallweed sells George out and says he
slipped some into his pocket. George
visits the Bagnets in their musical instrument shop. They all have dinner together and George tells
them what is going on. The Bagnets tell
him to not get involved. On his way home
George stops at Tulkinghorn’s and tells him he has changed his mind. Tulkinghorn asks if George ha seen Gridley in
his shooting gallery and George said yes.
Chapter 28
Sir
Leicester Deadlock has many poor relatives who visit at Chensey Wold. Currently Volumnia Deadlock is staying there.
She is sixty and receives financial support from Sir Leicester deadlock. Sir Deadlock tells Volumnia that Mrs.
Rouncewell has two sons and Mr. Rouncewell is called the “ironmaster”. Mr. Rouncewell says his son wants to marry
Rosa but she must leave Chensey Wold because he doesn’t want an unequal
marriage. Sir Leicester says no and Mr.
Rouncewell says he will get his daughter to forget about Rosa. Lady Deadlock finds out that Rosa loves his
son. She and Rosa agree she isn’t ready
to leave Chensey.
Chapter 29
Chensey
Wold is closed and the Deadlock’s go to their house in town. Guppy visits to see Lady Deadlock but it’s
not about the case, it’s about Esther.
He thinks Esther is part of Lady deadlocks family because she resembles
her so much. He wants to prove it so she
can be part of the Jarndyce Jarndyce case.
He tells Lady Deadlock that Esther’s guardian before was Miss
Barbary. Miss Barbary told Guppy that Esther’s
real last name was Hawdon. Lady Deadlock
was shocked but covers it. She says she
never heard that name. When Guppy leaves
she cries and realizes Esther is her daughter that her sister told her died at
birth.
Chapter 30
Mrs.
Woodcourt visits a few days at Bleak House.
Esther finds Mrs. Woodcourt annoying but she doesn’t know why. She makes her uncomfortable saying that
Esther will marry someone very rich and much older. Esther wonders why it is so important to her
that Mrs. Woodcourt likes her. Caddy
Jellyby then visits who is getting married in a month. She stays at Bleak House for a few weeks to
make her dress and learn house keeping.
Esther goes home with Caddy to convince Mrs. Jellyby the wedding is
really happening.
Chapter 31
Charley and
Esther visit Jenny. They go to her
cottage and see a boy on the floor. The
boy calls out as soon as he sees Esther; I wont take her to the burial
ground. The little boy Jo says she looks
like the woman he took to the burial ground.
Jo tells Esther he is very sick and she takes him home. Mr. Skimple tells Mrs. Jarndyce to send Jo
away but she says no and settles him in.
The next morning Jo is gone.
Charley gets small pox and almost dies but Esther takes care of
her. Then Esther gets sick and Charley
takes care of her.
Chapter 32
Krook
spontaneously combusts… Weevle’s sleeve
was covered in sot and the windowsill had yellow liquor all over it. At midnight Weevle went to Krook’s to get the
letters but returns saying he was gone. Then
they all go over there and find burnt patches on the ground and Krook’s arm,
which they thought was a log.
New Characters
Mr. Bagnet- A solider who is friends with George who owns a
musical instrument shop in town.
Mrs. Bagnet- Mr. Bagnets wife
Jo- A sick boy who takes Lady Deadlock to the grave
Voulmnia Deadlock- Sir Leicester’s cousin
Miss Barbary- Esther’s former Guardian
Plot Lines
George has some writings about Captain Hawdon that might help
the case but he doesn’t want to hand them over----- George changes his mind
about the writings and works with Tulkinghorn on the case-----Mr. Rouncewell’s son wants to marry Rosa Sir
Leicester Deadlock says no-----Lady Deadlock finds out Esther is her daughter
that she thought died at birth-----Caddy Jellyby gets married-----Narrator
reveals Jo lead Lady Deadlock to the burial-----Krook spontaneously combusts
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