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You may turn around.
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Please sit.
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Thank you.
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Do you hear anything
from Madame Sand?
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- Will she be coming to Paris this year?
- I am no longer her friend.
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She severed herself from Franz and me
with no explanation.
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- You have her latest book, I see.
- Yes.
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- Have you read it?
- I wouldnt touch such trash.
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Madame,
last summer you gave me a letter.
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Yes, I took a chance...
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you would forgive me
speaking the truth of my heart.
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In fact, I was appalled.
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But I could not reject it entirely.
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Something touched me.
A phrase, like a tune one cant forget.
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- Shall I remind you what you wrote?
- Do.
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I am not full of virtues
and noble qualities.
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I love, that is all.
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But I love strongly,
exclusively, steadfastly.
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Imagine my surprise
when I found that here.
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I see I must confess.
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When I wrote you that letter,
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my tender feelings for you
so overpowered me
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I could not find words
of clarity and persuasion.
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I was desperate.
I looked around me for help.
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I saw Georges book
and stole what I needed.
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But a year ago
this book had not been published.
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Or even written, I suspect.
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I think Ive found the truth,
for which I thank you,
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and I owe Madame Sand an apology.
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Perhaps now
she and I can become friends.
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Dont be content with just a little truth.
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George will never be content with just
your friendship. She wants your manhood.
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Your virtue, your genius, your soul.
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Listen to me! That woman is a graveyard!