Part 3, Chapters 26-30 Summary

In chapter 26, Maurice becomes aware that Clive made a date with Ada that Ada had looked forward to. Maurice becomes outraged with jealousy, telling Ada things that cause her to cry. Maurice later apologizes and agrees to send Ada to a school she had wanted to attend. At the same time, Maurice falls into a deep depression in which he convinces himself that he will never find anyone else to love him. In chapter 27, Maurice is preoccupied by the death of his grandfather. At his grandfather's deathbed, Maurice considers sharing his secrets with his grandfather, but cannot. However, his grandfather's struggle between life and death shows Maurice that it is better to live miserable than not to live at all. Chapter 28 follows Maurice as he settles into the mundane routines of life. Maurice's family notices the change in his...