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Summary
Chapter 29 (First person, past tense – Bankson’s narration) As Bankson waits for a boat to take him to New York (telling his mother, in a letter, he won’t be stopping long at home), he visits the places in Sydney that he visited with Fen and Nell. He has a chance encounter with one of the guests from the dinner party he attended with them, who tells him that both Nell and her baby had died from a hemorrhage. He visits Claire Iynes for confirmation, and she tells him that Fen insisted that Nell’s body be buried at sea, which has led to an investigation of him and his behavior. Thoughts of Nell telling him about their first meeting triggered by this news lead Bankson to break down in tears, Claire attempting to comfort him as much as possible.
Chapter 30 – (First person...
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