Jeremiah’s Chosen Death

Love in the Time of Cholera

This flow traces Jeremiah de Saint-Amour’s secret plan, its discovery, and its effect on the people left behind.

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A Private Rule A Private Rule from "Love in the Time of Cholera". A Private Rule Death decided in advance Jeremiah de Saint-Amour tells his lover that he will not grow old and chooses to die at seventy.

A Private Rule from "Love in the Time of Cholera". A Private Rule Death decided in advance Jeremiah de Saint-Amour tells his lover that he will not grow old and chooses to die at seventy.

A Private Rule Death decided in advance Jeremiah de Saint-Amour tells his lover that he will not grow old and chooses to die at seventy. Intimacy and secrecy His companion accepts the decision, making their bond a shared burden hidden from the city’s respectable circles.

The Last Night The Last Night from "Love in the Time of Cholera". The Last Night A final game Jeremiah de Saint-Amour plays chess with his lover and leaves an unfinished game after she defeats him.

The Last Night from "Love in the Time of Cholera". The Last Night A final game Jeremiah de Saint-Amour plays chess with his lover and leaves an unfinished game after she defeats him.

The Last Night A final game Jeremiah de Saint-Amour plays chess with his lover and leaves an unfinished game after she defeats him. Farewell prepared He sends her away, writes a letter to Juvenal Urbino, and carries out a death he has planned for years.

The Body Found The Body Found from "Love in the Time of Cholera". The Body Found A friend arrives Juvenal Urbino finds Jeremiah de Saint-Amour dead from cyanide fumes in his photographic studio.

The Body Found from "Love in the Time of Cholera". The Body Found A friend arrives Juvenal Urbino finds Jeremiah de Saint-Amour dead from cyanide fumes in his photographic studio.

The Body Found A friend arrives Juvenal Urbino finds Jeremiah de Saint-Amour dead from cyanide fumes in his photographic studio. Death made personal The physician recognizes both the chosen nature of the death and the intimacy of the friendship he has lost.

The Letter Read The Letter Read from "Love in the Time of Cholera". The Letter Read A hidden history Juvenal Urbino reads the posthumous letter and learns about Jeremiah’s criminal past, his lover, and his planned death.

The Letter Read from "Love in the Time of Cholera". The Letter Read A hidden history Juvenal Urbino reads the posthumous letter and learns about Jeremiah’s criminal past, his lover, and his planned death.

The Letter Read A hidden history Juvenal Urbino reads the posthumous letter and learns about Jeremiah’s criminal past, his lover, and his planned death. Loyalty reconsidered The revelations unsettle Juvenal’s image of his friend, though they do not erase his affection or respect.

Buried Beyond the Wall Buried Beyond the Wall from "Love in the Time of Cholera". Buried Beyond the Wall A burial outside consecrated ground Jeremiah de Saint-Amour is buried with his dog in the section reserved for suicides.

Buried Beyond the Wall from "Love in the Time of Cholera". Buried Beyond the Wall A burial outside consecrated ground Jeremiah de Saint-Amour is buried with his dog in the section reserved for suicides.

Buried Beyond the Wall A burial outside consecrated ground Jeremiah de Saint-Amour is buried with his dog in the section reserved for suicides. A legacy of ambiguity Juvenal Urbino publicly praises his humane life while withholding the details that might damage the dead man’s chosen privacy.

Years before his seventieth birthday

The night before Pentecost

Early Pentecost morning

After the police inspect the room

That Pentecost afternoon