02172cam a22002893u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000036001122450025001482640051001733000047002243360026002713370026002973380036003235000031003595080044003905201313004345340045017476530048017928560042018403983UtSlPG20260610133119.0mcr n260607r2003||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aBernard, Charles de,d1804-185010aGerfaut — Volume 3 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2003  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2003-04-01  aThis etext was produced by David Widger  a"Gerfaut — Volume 3" by Charles de Bernard is a novel likely written in the mid-19th century. The opening chapters introduce themes of love, marital obligations, and societal expectations, focusing on the intricacies of a romantic entanglement involving the characters Clemence, Christian de Bergenheim, and Octave Gerfaut, among others. The narrative delves into the tensions within marriages shaped by familial pressures and personal desires, particularly as Clemence navigates her feelings for her husband and her growing attraction to Gerfaut.  At the start of the novel, we see the backdrop of societal pressures surrounding marriage through the experience of Clemence and Christian. Clemence finds herself in a seemingly perfect yet emotionally barren marriage, longing for more than what her husband's affections provide. As Christian resigns himself to a life of quiet domesticity, warmth between him and Clemence begins to dwindle. This causes her to grapple with feelings of isolation and desire, especially regarding her affair with Gerfaut, who is presented as an insightful yet conflicted lover. The opening chapters set up a complex interplay of emotions, highlighting the conflict between duty and desire that will likely drive the plot forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFrench fiction -- Translations into English40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3983