Chapter 22 Summary

In Bordeaux, Candide sells a few of the diamonds from Eldorado and gives the sheep to the Academy of Sciences to study, as their red color is quite unheard of. While there, he has a sudden urge to see Paris. It was not that far out of his way. Immediately after getting to Paris, however, he falls ill, but since he's rich, he gets a lot of medical attention and company, and regains his health.

The company stays with Candide and shows him Paris. They take him to a show and a dinner hosted by a French lady. At the dinner Candide looses fifty thousand francs in cards, as he never wins a single had. This does not surprise Martin. Later that night, he begins talking to the hostess, innocently speaking of his love for Cunégonde. The hostess tells him she is...