If Julio ever attempted greater intimacy in a carriage, madame would repel him most vigorously.
A contradictory duality appeared to inspire her actions.

Every morning, on awaking, she would decide to yield, but then when near him, her middle-class respectability, jealous of its reputation, kept her faithful to her mother's teachings.
One day she agreed to visit his studio with the interest that the haunts of the loved one always inspires.

"Promise that you will not take advantage of me." He readily promised, swearing that everything should be as Marguerite wished.

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