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Madame Bovary Part II Chapter 7
In which Emma Bovary broods over her languor and unfulfilled desires with a plaintive melancholy that colours every detail of her provincial existence, even as she seeks distraction in new pursuits and her husband's concern grows. The arrival of Monsieur Rodolphe Boulanger, a worldly and discerning gentleman, initiates a subtle observation of Emma that promises a delicate, cautious unfolding of acquaintance amid the quiet rhythms of Yonville.
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