Framley Parsonage

It was made known to the reader that in the early part of the winter Mr. Sowerby had a scheme for retrieving his lost fortunes, and setting himself right in the world, by marrying that rich heiress, Miss Dunstable. I fear my friend Sowerby does not, at present, stand high in the estimation of those who have come on with me thus far in this narrative.

Bill, Sowerby scheme, Lucy pride, and Hogglestock braid debt comedy into marriage resolution — so plot scores 88.

Lucy, during those last fifteen minutes of her sojourn in the Framley Court drawing-room, somewhat modified the very strong opinion she had before formed as to her unfitness for such society. It was very pleasant sitting there in that easy chair, while Lord Lufton stood at the back of it saying nice, soft, good-natured words to her.

Lucy's revised fitness against Lufton's soft words individuates the sister-love before the bill plot peaks — so cast scores 89.

The great cry, however, did not take long, and Lucy was soon in the pony-carriage again. On this occasion her brother volunteered to drive her, and it was now understood that he was to bring back with him all the Crawley children.

Forty-eight chapters; Hogglestock ferry accelerates after dilated dinners and bills, so pace scores 85.

When young Mark Robarts was leaving college, his father might well declare that all men began to say all good things to him, and to extol his fortune in that he had a son blessed with so excellent a disposition.

Latin motto chapter and praised disposition set ironizable fortune before debt — serial prose control — so prose scores 89.

This father was a physician living at Exeter. He was a gentleman possessed of no private means, but enjoying a lucrative practice, which had enabled him to maintain and educate a family with all the advantages which money can give in this country.

Framley Court patronage against Chaldicotes and Hogglestock poverty — living as geography — so world scores 88.

When young Mark Robarts was leaving college, his father might well declare that all men began to say all good things to him, and to extol his fortune in that he had a son blessed with so excellent a disposition.

Universal praise of Mark before any bill — comic setup of fallibility — so hook scores 87.

I fear my friend Sowerby does not, at present, stand high in the estimation of those who have come on with me thus far in this narrative. He has been described as a spendthrift and gambler, and as one scarcely honest in his extravagance and gambling.

Vicar's worldly friendship as bill-discount hazard — clerical debt novel without sole melodrama villain — so innov scores 86.

Dear, affectionate, sympathetic readers, we have four couple of sighing lovers with whom to deal in this our last chapter, and I, as leader of the chorus, disdain to press you further with doubts as to the happiness of any of that quadrille. They were all made happy, in spite of that little episode which so lately took place at Barchester…

Chorus refuses further doubt and seals the quadrille — comic serial closure named — so ending scores 88.