The sensations you feel, the rush of sensibility which has come from its hidden source upon your heart and upon your mind, the happiness with which you think of Savinien, are all natural.

But, my darling child, society demands, as our good abbe has told us, the sacrifice of many natural inclinations.

The destinies of men and women differ.

I was able to choose Ursula Mirouet for my wife; I could go to her and say that I loved her; but a young girl is false to herself if she asks the love of the man she loves.

A woman has not the right which men have to seek the accomplishment of her hopes in open day.