Dangerous Liaisons, Letter 143 summary
Letter 143 of 177 · 1 min to read the letter
In Letter 143, Madame de TOURVEL sends Madame de ROSEMONDE a letter she receives the previous day and describes her happiness as an illusion destroyed by truth. She gives a final goodbye, asks to be forgotten, and refuses further letters, cutting off friendship as a source of comfort.
What happens
- Madame de TOURVEL describes a truth that destroys her happiness and leaves her expecting death amid shame and remorse.
- She forwards the letter she receives the previous day and asks for strength rather than pity.
- She asks Madame de ROSEMONDE to forget her, saying that friendship now increases her suffering.
- She describes her inability to weep and ends by forbidding any reply.
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