Dangerous Liaisons, Letter 150 summary
Letter 150 of 177 · 4 min to read the letter
In Letter 150, Chevalier Danceny asks the Marquise de Merteuil to reconsider ending their correspondence, arguing that letters comfort him when they are apart and convey her feelings. He accepts her authority over the dangers involved but challenges her claim that writing is unnecessary, leaving the decision with her as their meeting approaches.
What happens
- Danceny writes while awaiting their meeting and asks Merteuil to discuss her proposal to stop exchanging letters.
- He leaves the assessment of danger to her, making her safety his chief concern.
- He admits that letters seem unnecessary when they can meet freely, but separation makes him value them again.
- He compares a letter to a living portrait that conveys changing feelings.
- He asks whether she might also need to share private emotions, then accepts her decision and leaves to meet her.
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