July 26 through September 10 Summary

July 26 - He asks that Lotte not sprinkle her notes to him with sand. He raised one to his mouth and got sand in his teeth. Werther vows to stay away from Lotte but the next day he again finds himself there with her.

July 30 - Albert, Lotte's finance, returns. Albert is a decent fellow and always in a good mood—a trait that is important to Werther. Albert seems to admire Werther for his intelligence and does not seem to be jealous of his friendship with Lotte. Werther admits to Wilhelm that if the situation were reversed, he would be jealous of Albert. He hates seeing Albert and Lotte together. He becomes so distraught that at one point, he exhibits such raucous behavior that Lotte asks him to calm down—he is frightening her.

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