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Chapter companions for Albert Savarus by Honoré de Balzac.

  1. Chapter 1

    Dedication

    The chapter is a brief dedication to Madame Emile Girardin, acknowledging her influence and dedicating the work to her.

  2. Chapter 2

    Albert Savarus

    This chapter details Albert Savarus's political maneuvering in Besançon as he campaigns for election to the Chamber of Deputies. It contrasts his ambitious, calculated rise with the provincial society's gossip and intrigue. Rosalie de Watteville's obsessive interest in Savarus grows, while Amédée de Soulas schemes to win her hand. The chapter culminates in a tense electoral show of hands, leaving Savarus's fate uncertain.

  3. Chapter 3

    Endnotes

    This chapter contains only endnotes referencing La Franche Comté.