Chapter Twenty-four. Paquette and Friar Giroflée

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction Candide, Voltaire, and the Enlightenment xiii
4. Translator’s Note xxvii
5. Chapter One. How Candide was raised in a noble mansion, and how he was driven away 1
6. Chapter Two. What happened to Candide among the Bulgars 4
7. Chapter Three. How Candide saved himself from the Bulgars, and what became of him 7
8. Chapter Four. How Candide met his old philosophy teacher, Doctor Pangloss, and what had happened to him 10
9. Chapter Five. Tempest, shipwreck, earthquake, and what happened to Doctor Pangloss, Candide, and Jacques the Anabaptist 14
10. Chapter Six. How they had a beautiful auto-da-fé in order to put an end to the earthquake, and how Candide was flogged 18
11. Chapter Seven. How an old woman took care of Candide and how he got back his beloved 20
12. Chapter Eight. Cunégonde’s story 22
13. Chapter Nine. What happened to Cunégonde, to Candide, to the Grand Inquisitor, and to a Jew 26
14. Chapter Ten. In what diffculty Candide, Cunégonde, and the old woman reached Cadiz, and how they boarded a ship 28
15. Chapter Eleven. The old woman’s story 31
16. Chapter Twelve. More about the old woman’s misfortunes 35
17. Chapter Thirteen. How Candide was forced to leave lovely Cunégonde and the old woman 40
18. Chapter Fourteen. How Candide and Cacambo were greeted by the Jesuits of Paraguay 43
19. Chapter Fifteen. How Candide killed his dear Cunégonde’s brother 47
20. Chapter Sixteen. What happened to the two travelers with two girls, two monkeys, and the savages known as Oreillons 50
21. Chapter Seventeen. Arrival of Candide and his valet in the land of Eldorado, and what they saw there 55
22. Chapter Eighteen. What they saw in Eldorado 60
23. Chapter Nineteen. How they got to Surinam, and how Candide came to know Martin 67
24. Chapter Twenty. What happened at sea to Candide and Martin 74
25. Chapter Twenty-one. Candide and Martin approach the French coast and argue 78
26. Chapter Twenty-two. What happened to Candide and Martin in France 80
27. Chapter Twenty-three. Candide and Martin reach the British coast, and what they see there 94
28. Chapter Twenty-four. Paquette and Friar Giroflée 96
29. Chapter Twenty-five. Visit to Lord Pococuranté, a nobleman of Venice 102
30. Chapter Twenty-six. A dinner that Candide and Martin shared with six foreigners, and who they were 109
31. Chapter Twenty-seven. Candide’s journey to Constantinople 114
32. Chapter Twenty-eight. What happened to Candide, Cunégonde, Pangloss, Martin, etc. 119
33. Chapter Twenty-nine. How Candide found Cunégonde and the old woman 123
34. Chapter Thirty. Conclusion 124
35. Suggested Reading 131