Bel Ami, Chapter 13: riassunto
Chapter 13 di 18 · 15 min per leggere: 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.
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- 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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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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