Bel Ami, Chapter 13 summary
Chapter 13 of 18 · 15 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 13, Mme. Walter reveals a secret Moroccan investment scheme to Du Roy, whose overlapping affairs provoke a quarrel when Mme. de Marelle discovers another woman’s hair. Count de Vaudrec’s death leaves Madeleine grieving, while Georges asks about his fortune and exposes the ministers’ deception to his wife.
What happens
- La Vie Francaise gains political influence, while Du Roy resents Laroche-Mathieu’s authority and closeness to Madeleine.
- Mme. Walter reveals plans for intervention in Morocco and persuades Georges to share an investment financed through Walter’s bank.
- Mme. Walter winds hairs around Georges’s buttons; Mme. de Marelle discovers them, slaps him, and leaves.
- Georges learns that Count de Vaudrec is gravely ill, and Madeleine rushes to visit him.
- Georges writes an article discouraging belief in the Moroccan expedition despite his private knowledge.
- Madeleine returns with news of Vaudrec’s death; Georges questions her about inheritance and reveals the financial scheme.
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What to notice
The disclosure shows that Georges’s apparent political importance does not give him access to the real plans. It also makes Mme. Walter useful to him again.
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What makes Mme. de Marelle realize that another woman has been with Georges?
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