Dangerous Liaisons, Letter 3 — streszczenie

Co się wydarza

1. Cécile describes feeling bored and embarrassed as her mother’s dinner guests stare at her and whisper.
2. She hears praise of her looks but also hears a woman connected to her mother call her awkward.
3. A man’s remark about waiting until winter makes Cécile wonder whether he is her intended husband.
4. Joséphine interrupts, but Cécile continues with an account of falling asleep while the guests play cards.
5. Laughter wakes Cécile, and she gladly accepts her mother’s permission to leave after eleven.

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Cécile Volanges’s closing judgment contrasts shared expectations with an evening of boredom and embarrassment.

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