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The narrative follows a young married couple whose public ambitions and private affections collide as the husband rises as a charismatic political delegate and the wife confronts loneliness, social scrutiny, and self-imposed restraints. Episodes trace salon debates, parliamentary maneuvers, and street-life encounters while mapping the wife's inner dreams and moral awakenings. Tension accumulates between idealism and worldly compromise, revealing the emotional costs borne by those near power: betrayals, disillusionment, and the slow eclipse of personal freedom. The book moves through political crises and intimate reveries toward a final reckoning with duty, love, and the quiet departures of women relegated behind the State.

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Pages
I.
Le Bal de la Délégation
II.
« Cette Canaille d’Auburger »
III.
La Loi Wartz
IV.
La Séance
V.
La Rue
VI.
Le Vieil Ami
VII.
Le Demi-dieu
VIII.
La Bête
IX.
La Rêve de Madeleine
X.
L’Agonie d’un Règne
XI.
Le Cœur de Madeleine
XII.
La Lumière
XIII.
Comment s’en vont les Reines