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Old 06-25-2015, 02:38 AM   #7
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Another question:

Later in Bel Ami the main male character changes his surname from Duroy to du Roy - or at least that's the way I think it should be spelled; the source text often uses Du Roy.

Is du Roy correct when the name is in the middle of a sentence? When the name is the first words in a sentence should I use Du Roy?
This change of name is of course essential to the story btw. In the French version, he is then called du Roy. Du Roy here, since it is the beginning of my sentence.
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