The last section was a yawner. Roger Carbury is too perfect. Longstaffe girl doesn't marry the Jewish banker but instead hooks up with a penniless clergyman. Marie in America and possible marriage to Fisker, he of the railroad. Mrs. Hurdle back to USA, too. Hetta and Paul married, and Paul has a little income from something. They will live on the Carbury estate.
So . . . the ending fits the age, but the rest of the book was much stronger than the final 100 pages. Trollope is the master of money. I don't think there is a character in the book whose bank account isn't examined in one way or another. Won't read this one again, but I might try Eustace Diamonds in the not too distant future.
So . . . the ending fits the age, but the rest of the book was much stronger than the final 100 pages. Trollope is the master of money. I don't think there is a character in the book whose bank account isn't examined in one way or another. Won't read this one again, but I might try Eustace Diamonds in the not too distant future.
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