Itispartofmynaturethatpleasurehasanexhilaratingeffectonme；itleavessunshinebehind，andbecomesapartofmyinnerbeing。
Theintervalwhichpartsoneecstasyfromanotherisliketheshortnightwhichmarksoffourlongsummerdays。Thesunwhichflushedthemountaintopswithwarmthinsettingfindsthemhardlycoldwhenitrises。Whathappychancehasgivenmesuchadestiny？Mymotherhadrousedahostoffearsinme；herforecast，which，thoughfreefromthealloyofvulgarpettiness，seemedtomeredolentofjealousy，hasbeenfalsifiedbytheevent。Yourfearsandhers，myown——allhavevanishedinthinair!
WeremainedatChantepleurssevenmonthsandahalf，foralltheworldlikeacoupleofrunawayloversfleeingtheparentalwarmth，whiletherosesofpleasurecrownedourloveandembellishedourdualsolitude。
Onemorning，whenIwasevenhappierthanusual，Ibegantomuseovermylot，andsuddenlyReneeandherprosaicmarriageflashedintomymind。ItseemedtomethatnowIcouldgrasptheinnermeaninginyourlife。Oh!mysweet，whydowespeakadifferenttongue？Yourmarriageofconvenienceandmylovematcharetwoworlds，aswidelyseparatedasthefinitefrominfinity。Youstillwalktheearth，whilstIrangetheheavens!Yoursphereishuman，minedivine!Lovecrownedmequeen，youreignbyreasonandduty。SoloftyaretheregionswhereIsoar，thatafallwouldshivermetoatoms。
Butnomoreofthis。Ishrinkfrompaintingtoyoutherainbowbrightness，theprofusion，theexuberantjoyoflove’sspringtime，asweknowit。