Summary
Betteredge wraps up the mystery, and reports on the wedding of Franklin and Rachel. After consulting Robinson Crusoe, he believes the book to be prophesying that the couple will have a child shortly (which Franklin later confirms).
Analysis
Franklin and Rachel also receive a new beginning in the form of a child. The story began with a party—Rachel’s birthday—and it ends with one as well: the marriage of Rachel and Franklin.
The Question and Answer section for The Moonstone is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
The Moonstone originally belonged to the Seringapatam Indians.
You are referring to Rosanna's protection of Franklin and her subsequent suicide?
Betteredge’s tone as narrator is rather straightforward and very observational. He often makes subjective psychological analyses of those around him, and goes at length to describe situations and physical environments. He realizes that his...
