Yawn. Melmotte dead. Nidderdale helps Marie, who looks to be off to America and marriage to one of the founders of the railroad. Her money is intact. We are supposed to care about Hetta and her love for Paul Montague, but it's impossible. Roger Carbury is too good; Paul is a nothing; Hetta is a nothing. The death of Melmotte was also the death of the book . . . I think.
Excellent start . . . orphaned girl with a knack for chess, taught by janitor, harsh orphanage despite its courtly look.
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