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Baron Hartmann works for a big Credit Union in Paris. He becomes acquainted with Mouret through Madame Desforges, his mistress and benefactor. Through the Credit Union, Baron owns most of the buildings on a street onto which Mouret hopes to expand the Ladies’ Paradise. Charmed by Mouret’s youthful passion for business, Baron paves the way for the Ladies’ Paradise to occupy the entire street. At Madame Desforges’s request, Baron also funds Bouthemont’s department store, the Quatre Saisons.
Baron Hartmann Quotes in The Ladies’ Paradise
The The Ladies’ Paradise quotes below are all either spoken by Baron Hartmann or refer to Baron Hartmann . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Of supreme importance […] was the exploitation of Woman. Everything else led up to it, the ceaseless renewal of capital, the system of piling up goods, the low prices which attracted people, the marked prices which reassured them. It was Woman the shops were competing for so fiercely, it was Woman they were continually snaring with their bargains, after dazing her with their displays. They had awoken new desires in her weak flesh.
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Baron Hartmann Quotes in The Ladies’ Paradise
The The Ladies’ Paradise quotes below are all either spoken by Baron Hartmann or refer to Baron Hartmann . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 3
Quotes
Of supreme importance […] was the exploitation of Woman. Everything else led up to it, the ceaseless renewal of capital, the system of piling up goods, the low prices which attracted people, the marked prices which reassured them. It was Woman the shops were competing for so fiercely, it was Woman they were continually snaring with their bargains, after dazing her with their displays. They had awoken new desires in her weak flesh.
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