Dangerous Liaisons (Translated by Helen Constantine 2007) by Pierre Choderlos De Laclos

Author:Pierre Choderlos De Laclos [Laclos, Pierre Choderlos De]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature
ISBN: 9780141900476
Publisher: Penguin Books; Penguin Group
Published: 1782-01-01T16:00:00+00:00

LETTER 86

The Maréchale de — to the Marquise de Merteuil

(Note included in the preceding letter)

Heavens above! What is this I hear, my dear? Can it be that Prévan has behaved so abominably? And to you! What dangers one is exposed to! Shall we no longer be safe in our own homes? Truly these events console one for being old. But what I shall never be able to console myself for is having been to some extent the cause of your receiving such a monster in your house. I promise you that if what they have told me is true, he will never set foot in my house again. And that is how all respectable people will behave towards him, if they do their duty.

I have been told you are very ill, and I am worried about your health. Let me know how you are, my dear. Or let me know through one of your women if you cannot yourself. I only ask one word to set my mind at rest. I should have come straight round to see you this morning had it not been for my baths, which my doctor does not allow me to interrupt;34 and this afternoon I have to go to Versailles, still on my nephew’s business.

Adieu, my dear. Count on my sincere friendship always.

Paris, 25 September 17**

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