Dangerous Liaisons, Letter 83 summary
Letter 83 of 177 · 5 min to read the letter
In Letter 83, the Viscount de VALMONT asks Madame de TOURVEL to resume their interrupted conversation, claiming that her virtue reforms him and makes his love worthy of trust. He argues that friendship should hear his case and presents another meeting as a chance for her to guide his conduct.
What happens
- Valmont asks Tourvel to resume their conversation and let him challenge the damaging account of his character.
- He credits her virtue with drawing him away from his errors and describes his love as pure.
- He asks her to return his affection and claims that her happiness governs his desires.
- He argues that her offered friendship should allow him to explain his love rather than silence him.
- He proposes another conversation and suggests that the interrupted meeting might have brought him to accept her views.
- He ends by claiming that her presence weakens his resistance and that he values her above himself.
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