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"Book 3 is entitled, 'Waiting for Death,' referring to the elderly Peter Featherstone and those waiting in hope to benefit from his death. At the end, though, Mary Garth refuses to burn one of his wills as asked. Fred Vincy, who is in love with Mary, has gambling debts that cause her family harm. We also return to Dorothea and her marital disillusionment and Lydgate's engagement to Rosamond Vincy." — Jan 31, 2026 08:00AM
"Book 3 is entitled, 'Waiting for Death,' referring to the elderly Peter Featherstone and those waiting in hope to benefit from his death. At the end, though, Mary Garth refuses to burn one of his wills as asked. Fred Vincy, who is in love with Mary, has gambling debts that cause her family harm. We also return to Dorothea and her marital disillusionment and Lydgate's engagement to Rosamond Vincy." — Jan 31, 2026 08:00AM
