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Way We Live Now 85%

I had misremembered--it is Melmotte who commits suicide because of his failed ventures.  Melmotte has forged Dolly Longestaffe's name, and then later forges his daughter's name as well as his clerk's name.  An embezzler.
 
Marie Melmotte has a chunk of money in her name, so she is not ruined by her father's failure. It is possible, still, that she and Lord Nidderdale will be married.  They actually like and respect one another, though there is no passionate love.  Felix was beaten by John Crumb.  Crumb regains Ruby Ruggles.  Felix could have had Marie Melmotte, and her money, but he was unable to get himself to go downstairs to see her.  His pride (his face was bruised) and his incredible lack of initiative.  Hetta is still contemplating Paul Montague.  This is the most interesting of the "love" plots, maybe because it's a bit of a botch.  Don't know how it's going to work out.  Roger Cadbury, the perfect husband, still loves her. Paul seems about to lose everything in the Melmotte financial debacle.

Lady Cadbury is warming up to Broune again, this time for all the right reasons.  Through all the crises of the book, Broune has given her sound advice.  She genuinely likes and respects him.

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