Cenotaph

Meaning

Lemma.

A cenotaph is an empty tomb or memorial for someone buried elsewhere. Thévenin proposes one for Brotteaux and asks Desmahis to design an urn on a column. The proposal expresses remembrance without claiming possession of his remains. Her almost immediate turn to the difficulty of arranging a ball lets grief and renewed pleasure coexist. The text records a proposed monument, not its completed construction.