sighedandstarvedafterherandcouldn’trestaminuteuntilsheyielded——no！IfyoumeandoIadmireheryouthandprettiness，domysensesachealittlewhenIseehermovingabout——yes！DoI
thinkshewillkeepmestraight，makemeacreditablewifeandagoodmotherformychildren?——again，yes！””WhatmoredoIneed?andwhatmoredothree-quartersofthewomenwhoaremarriedgetfromthemenwhomarrythem?”Andiftheenquirerhadpursuedhisquery，”Anddoyouthinkitwasfairtohavetemptedthisgirltogiveherselftoyouforlifeunlessyouhavereallytouchedherheart?”hewouldhaveanswered：”TheFrenchseethesethingsdifferentlyfromus。Theylookatmarriagefromthepointofviewofestablishmentsandchildren；and，frommyownexperience，Iamnotatallsurethattheirsisnotthesensibleview。IshallnotexpectthistimemorethanIcanget，orshecangive。YearshenceIshouldn’tbesurprisedifIhavetroublewithher；butIshallbegettingold，Ishallhavechildrenbythen。I
shallshutmyeyes。Ihavehadmygreatpassion；hersisperhapstocome——Idon’tsupposeitwillbeforme。Iofferheragreatdeal，andIdon’texpectmuchinreturn，exceptchildren，oratleastason。ButonethingIamsureof——shehasverygoodsense！”
Andif，insatiate，theenquirerhadgoneon，”Youdonotlook，then，forspiritualunioninthismarriage?”Soameswouldhaveliftedhissidewaysmile，andrejoined：”That’sasitmaybe。IfI
getsatisfactionformysenses，perpetuationofmyself；goodtasteandgoodhumourinthehouse；itisallIcanexpectatmyage。I