Chapter 16-resumé af The Gambler

Hvad sker der?

1. In Paris, Blanche spends the narrator’s money on her home, horses, carriage, and entertaining, while he drinks and feels bored.
2. His refusal to protest surprises Blanche, and he declares that he can win more money in Homburg.
3. The General arrives, depends heavily on Blanche’s attention, and sometimes expresses distress about his family and De Griers.
4. Blanche explains that marriage offers rank, a pension, and possible inheritance, while promissory notes give her control over the General.
5. Blanche marries the General, gives the departing narrator two thousand francs, and invites him back if he wins again.
6. The narrator settles elsewhere to recover his composure and await Mr. Astley, with Homburg as his intended gambling destination.

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