“ Men shouldn’t be expected to push away women who threw themselves at them. ”
Émile Zola, L'Assommoir (1877). copy citation
| Author | Émile Zola |
|---|---|
| Source | L'Assommoir |
| Topic | women |
| Date | 1877 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/8600/8600-h/8600-h.htm |
Context
“Yes, she must have led Lantier astray; you could see it in her eyes. In spite of the nasty gossip, Lantier was still liked because he was always so polite. He always had candy or flowers to give the ladies. Mon Dieu! Men shouldn’t be expected to push away women who threw themselves at them. There was no excuse for Gervaise. She was a disgrace. The Lorilleuxs used to bring Nana up to their apartment in order to find out more details from her, their godchild. But Nana would put on her expression of innocent stupidity and lower her long silky eyelashes to hide the fire in her eyes as she replied.”
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