Shrnutí Bel Ami: Chapter 18

Co se stane

1. Clotilde confronts Georges about his intended marriage, accuses him of exploitation, and reminds him that she pays for their rooms.
2. Georges beats Clotilde, leaves her crying on the floor, and gives notice on the apartment.
3. La Vie Francaise announces Georges as editor in chief, and his wedding attracts widespread attention.
4. Norbert de Varenne discusses Georges’s success and reports rumors about Madeleine and the Walters.
5. Georges marries Suzanne while Mme. Walter weeps, and the bishop praises his influence and responsibilities.
6. Georges warmly receives Clotilde, imagines political advancement outside the church, and ends absorbed in a memory of her.

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Na co se zaměřit

The sentences isolate Georges’s self-absorption during his public triumph. His bride and the assembled guests matter less to him than his own importance.

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