![]() ![]() She was in her usual irritable mood.īovary and his wife dined at the inn. The Bovarys and Felicite, their new maid, arrived in Yonville after a very tiring trip and an accident in which Emma lost her pet greyhound. He was always eager to impress people with his knowledge and sophistication, although in fact he did not possess much of either. Homais, with whom Bovary had corresponded before deciding to move to Yonville, was an outspoken and pretentious fellow of some education and status. Various inhabitants of Yonville, including Madame Lefrancois, the innkeeper, Hivert and Artemise, her servants, Binet, the tax collector, and Homais, the apothecary, make their first appearances in this chapter. The main features of the surrounding region and of the town itself are described in some detail. ![]() Yonville was a market town located in the center of a farming district, not far from Rouen. ![]()
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