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Abbé de la Mole

A relative of the Marquis, a priest.

minor

First appearance: chapter xxxiv the h tel de la mole

See Abbé de la Mole in chapter xxxiv the h tel de la moleBook page

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Mathilde’s pride—her defining trait—shatters here as she openly begs Julien for reassurance, weeping and admit…

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See Abbé de la Mole in chapter xxxiv the h tel de la mole