Sodom and Gomorrah by Marcel Proust. Short summary

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Marcel learns that the count is homosexual. During the reception, the prince takes Swann away to talk privately about the Dreyfus case. The guests think that Swann will fall out of favor, but the opposite happens.

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Marcel reveals the secret to de Charles. He soon learns that the baron is a homosexual. In his world of Sodom, any fantastical liaison becomes a reality.

At the Princess Hermant-Bavarian the hero meets the professor and tells him about the death of his grandmother. The doctor rejoices at this news. For his diagnosis has been correctly made. Marcel watches the Baron de Chaloux woo the women and looks at the handsome young men.

Those present discuss the news that the prince intends to refuse Swann the house. Some of the ladies felt sorry for the young man, but all the guests were afraid to even say hello to the unfortunate man. The Duke condemned Swann for choosing to side with Dreyfus in a major political affair.

When Swann and the prince were left alone, the latter began to defend Dreyfus, but could not do so openly. When Swann arrives again, Marcel notices how badly the illness has affected him and foresees his imminent death.