Chapter 36 Summary

Three years later, Becky and Rawdon are still living in Paris with no steady, actual income. Becky still frequents the fancy parties with French nobility. Rawdon chooses not to since he does not speak French. He has retired from the military and spends his time playing pool and gambling, games at which he has become a master. Becky hates his gambling and nags him about it, even in front of friends. She cries and asks him to burn his IOUs when he loses. People begin to grow suspicious of Rawdon and learn not to bet with him because he most often wins. Becky grows tired of the routine in Paris and begins to scheme to get them back to England.

To fool the Paris creditors, they pretend that Matilda is dying. Rawdon rushes to England to be with her and leaves Becky and...