Dangerous Liaisons, Letter 172: samenvatting

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1. Madame de Rosemonde says unexpected, reliable information confirms that Mme de Merteuil deceives her friend.
2. She states that she holds many proofs but asks Madame de Volanges to accept her word without demanding them.
3. She urges her friend not to resist her daughter’s religious calling and presents divine severity as possible mercy.
4. She recommends leaving Mlle de Volanges in the convent and breaking off the arranged marriage.
5. She asks for no further questions and urges trust in Providence rather than distressing disclosures.

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Rosemonde bases her certainty on evidence she personally holds. Yet she asks friendship to substitute for disclosure, making her authority and her silence central to the letter.

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