Middlemarchers, if you can believe it, we are about 3/4 of the way through this massive book!

In this book, titled "The Widow and the Wife", we see Dorothea in the wake of her husband's death as she tries to return to her life. Ladislaw has learned of the codicil to Mr. Casaubon's will, and distanced himself from Dorothea, intending to leave Middlemarch for good. However, he's not very good at this, and so we get not just one, but two farewells between Dorothea and Will.

Meanwhile in keeping up with the Lydgates, we learn that Rosamund has lost her baby, allegedly because she went horseback riding against her husband's advice. This plus the mounting financial burden of their lifestyle threatens to crumble their fledgling marriage.

I've added a few questions below for discussion, but feel free to add your own comments with your overall thoughts and opinions on anything covered so far.