“ You are not one of those men who despise a woman for having given her heart to another, even though her affection might render him unhappy, or might wound his pride. ”
Alexandre Dumas, The Vicomte of Bragelonne (1847). copy citation
| Author | Alexandre Dumas |
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| Source | The Vicomte of Bragelonne |
| Topic | pride affection |
| Date | 1847 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2710/pg2710-images.html |
Context
“Raoul rouse, and went to the door, which he opened. “ Olivain, ” he said, “ I am not within for any one. ” “ Is not that what you wished? ” “ You see that I still understand you. ” “ Raoul, do not turn your kind, frank look away from me. You are not one of those men who despise a woman for having given her heart to another, even though her affection might render him unhappy, or might wound his pride. “ Alas! ” continued La Valliere, “ it is only too true, my cause is a bad one, and I cannot tell in what way to begin. It will be better for me, I think, to relate to you, very simply, everything that has befallen me.”
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