Summary of The Remains of the Day | PKG SIR

 Summary of The Remains of the Day

Stevens prepares a trip. Mr. Farraday employs Stevens. Mr. Farraday visits the United States. Mr. Farraday suggests time off. Stevens learns jokes. Stevens wants professional skills. Stevens plans a trip. Stevens visits Miss Kenton. Miss Kenton managed Darlington Hall. Miss Kenton left Darlington Hall. Stevens makes minor errors. Stevens expects Miss Kenton's help.

Stevens travels on the first day. Stevens admires English scenery. Stevens considers English scenery subtle. Stevens thinks about great butlers. Stevens remembers his father. His father embodied professional dignity.

Stevens travels on the second day. Stevens questions Miss Kenton's return. Miss Kenton uses the name Mrs. Benn. Stevens reads Miss Kenton's unhappy letters. Stevens remembers the year 1922. Lord Darlington hired Miss Kenton. Miss Kenton showed stubbornness. Miss Kenton found Stevens's father's mistakes. Lord Darlington noticed the mistakes. Lord Darlington removed Stevens's father's responsibilities.

Lord Darlington planned an important event. Lord Darlington invited important people. Sir David Cardinal helped Lord Darlington. They promoted eased German sanctions. They targeted a French guest, M. Dupont. M. Dupont spent time with Mr. Lewis. Mr. Lewis represented America. Mr. Lewis insulted the Englishmen.

Stevens's father became sick. Stevens worked downstairs. Miss Kenton cared for Stevens's father. Stevens hid his emotions. M. Dupont accused Mr. Lewis of betrayal. Mr. Lewis called Lord Darlington an amateur. Stevens's father died. Stevens felt sadness. Stevens served the guests. Stevens felt triumph. Stevens retained his dignity.

Stevens values moral employers. Stevens sits at Mortimer's Pond. Stevens remembers car trouble. Stevens met a chauffeur. Stevens lied about Lord Darlington. Stevens remembers the Wakefields. Stevens lied to Mrs. Wakefield. Stevens defends Lord Darlington. Stevens hates negative rumors.

Stevens sits in a Taunton tearoom. Stevens thinks about Lord Darlington's postwar reputation. People accused Lord Darlington of anti-Semitism. People linked Lord Darlington to fascists. Stevens dismisses the rumors. Lord Darlington had a fascist friend. Lord Darlington ordered the firing of two Jewish maids. Stevens fired Ruth and Sarah. Miss Kenton hated the decision. Miss Kenton threatened resignation. Miss Kenton stayed at Darlington Hall. Lord Darlington regretted the firings. Stevens told Miss Kenton. Miss Kenton felt distress. Stevens hid his own disagreement.

Stevens stays with the Taylor family. Stevens ran out of gas. Stevens remembers Miss Kenton's parlor meetings. Miss Kenton mocked Stevens's romance book. Stevens became distant. Miss Kenton visited a suitor. Miss Kenton asked Stevens about his life goals. Stevens pledged loyalty to Lord Darlington. Stevens ended the parlor meetings. Stevens heard Miss Kenton cry. Stevens ignored Miss Kenton's sadness.

Villagers visit Stevens. Villagers admire Stevens's manners. Stevens claims political connections. Stevens mentions Lord Halifax and Mr. Churchill. A villager, Mr. Harry Smith, praises democratic dignity. Stevens rejects democratic dignity. Stevens supports aristocratic politics. Stevens maintains his loyalty to Lord Darlington. Stevens feels no shame.

Stevens waits in the Rose Garden hotel. Stevens recalls Mr. Cardinal's visit. Lord Darlington expected Nazi guests. Mr. Cardinal drank alcohol. Mr. Cardinal criticized Lord Darlington. Mr. Cardinal called Lord Darlington a Nazi pawn. Miss Kenton announced her marriage proposal. Stevens showed no emotion. Miss Kenton expressed anger. Miss Kenton cried in her parlor. Stevens focused on his duties. Stevens felt professional triumph.

Stevens sits in Weymouth. Stevens reflects on his meeting with Miss Kenton. They discussed Darlington Hall. They discussed Lord Darlington's tragic end. Stevens asked Miss Kenton about her happiness. Miss Kenton confessed her initial unhappiness. Miss Kenton loved her husband eventually. Miss Kenton sometimes imagines a life with Stevens. Miss Kenton accepts her current life. Stevens felt heartbreak. Stevens said a calm goodbye.

Stevens talks to a retired butler. Stevens admits his household errors. Stevens defends Lord Darlington's intentions. Stevens cries on the bench. The retired butler comforts Stevens. Stevens accepts his future. Stevens relies on great gentlemen. Stevens resolves to practice jokes. Stevens wants to please Mr. Farraday.