Bel Ami, Chapter 17: riassunto
Chapter 17 di 18 · 8 min per leggere: chapter
In Chapter 17, Georges du Roy arranges an elopement with Suzanne after directing her to demand their marriage from her parents, turning their refusal into pressure for consent. M. Walter accepts the match to prevent scandal, while Mme. Walter collapses before a religious painting and the couple spend a chaste week away.
Cosa succede
- After his divorce, Georges uses a country outing to declare love to Suzanne and arrange a midnight escape.
- Suzanne demands the marriage, faces her parents' refusal, and joins Georges in a cab at the agreed meeting place.
- Discovering Suzanne's absence, M. Walter insists marriage is necessary to prevent scandal, despite his wife's fierce resistance.
- Mme. Walter seeks comfort before a painting, sees its resemblance to Bel-Ami, and faints while imagining him with Suzanne.
- M. Walter conceals the disappearance from the servants and answers Georges's prepared letter with consent to the marriage.
- Georges and Suzanne spend a chaste week at La Roche-Guyon before he announces their return to Paris.
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Cosa notare
Walter identifies the pressure that makes Georges's plan effective. His concern about reputation turns parental refusal into consent.
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Why does M. Walter agree to Suzanne's marriage?
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