Les Liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons) Part 1, Letters 6-10 Summary

Letter 6: The Vicomte de Valmont to the Marquise de Merteuil

Valmont defends his plot to seduce Madame de Tourvel.
He says that since the weather's been very hot, he's been able to see her in her lounging clothes.
He likes what he sees under the thin fabric.
He's already been able to get his hands on her and he can't wait to tear her away from her husband and from God.
He's gotten her attention by confessing all his faults and pretending to be remorseful.
Tourvel apparently has her own plan for Valmont: she wants to convert him.
Good luck with that.

Cécile tells Sophie all the wonderful things about Danceny.
She's under the mistaken impression that, because he's a Knight of Malta, he can't marry.
He's very complimentary and attentive to her.
She likes him; she really likes him.

Madame de Tourvel wishes Madame de Volanges well on her daughter's upcoming marriage.
She tells her friend about Valmont, how he confides in her, and how she lectures him. She'd hope to turn him towards goodness, but she thinks that as soon as he got back to Paris, he'd revert to his old ways.

Having heard about Valmont, Madame de Volanges warns her friend about his treachery and villainy.
She hints at scandals and reputations destroyed by his plots and wants his aunt to send him away.
She can't believe that Tourvel is even speaking to him.
She goes on at length about the women he's victimized because of his ability to manipulate them.
She begs Tourvel not to put her reputation at stake by hanging around with this guy.
In other news, the marriage of her daughter Cécile is delayed because Gercourt can't get a leave of absence from the military just yet.

Merteuil teases Valmont that his obsession with the Madame de Tourvel is changing him. He's turning into a foolish schoolboy.
She seems a little put out that she's not getting much attention herself from Valmont.
She accuses him of falling in love with Tourvel.
She thinks he should just take Madame de Tourvel rather than waiting for her to give herself to him.
The Marquise claims that women love to be taken aggressively, since this gives them an excuse for giving in, even when it's what they wanted in the first place.
She tells him about a romantic evening with her chevalier.
After torturing him with suggestions that she was leaving, she arranged a series of events that left him lusting after her.
She enjoyed watching how her words and behavior could make him crazy.
She finally spent a steamy night with him in her bedroom; the reader gets all the details.