Bel Ami, Chapter 13 — streszczenie

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1. La Vie Francaise gains political influence, while Du Roy resents Laroche-Mathieu’s authority and closeness to Madeleine.
2. Mme. Walter reveals plans for intervention in Morocco and persuades Georges to share an investment financed through Walter’s bank.
3. Mme. Walter winds hairs around Georges’s buttons; Mme. de Marelle discovers them, slaps him, and leaves.
4. Georges learns that Count de Vaudrec is gravely ill, and Madeleine rushes to visit him.
5. Georges writes an article discouraging belief in the Moroccan expedition despite his private knowledge.
6. 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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