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The Notorious Benedict Arnold
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Chapters 36-45 Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Chapter 36 Summary: “Everything at Stake”
John André is visited in his office by Joseph Stansbury, who communicates Arnold's intention to offer his services to the British. In Philadelphia, Arnold receives word that André and Clinton have welcomed his offer of help. André suggests that in order to be useful to the British, Arnold must get back into an important leadership position in the American army. It is agreed to use Peggy as a go-between to write letters to John André in coded invisible ink.
Arnold's court-martial begins at Washington's New Jersey headquarters, with a still-unsteady Arnold being carried in and out of his carriage. Arnold corners Washington before the trial, but Washington curtly declines to show any favoritism.
Chapter 37 Summary: “The Price of West Point”
Arnold is unable to initiate his plan with the British until his court-martial ends, but it is continually delayed. Meanwhile, rising food prices in Philadelphia spark riots, during which Arnold is chased and harassed in the street and his windows are smashed. His pleas for protection are ignored by the Pennsylvania council.
As Arnold's court-martial resumes, he puts up a strenuous defense and lashes out at the “glaring tyranny and injustice” (239) done to him. The court acquits him of all the serious charges, sentencing him only to a reprimand from Plus, gain access to 8,550+ more expert-written Study Guides. Including features:
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