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27 i THE CONFESSION OF A FOOL
’I’he tour was a point of honour with me, an attempt
to win hei* back completelj^, to reawaken in her the love
of the virile.
I returned after incredible hardships, strong, brown
and healthy.
There was a look of admiration, a challenge in her ej-es
when she met me, which Avas, however, quickly superseded
by a look of disappointment.
I, on the other hand, after my three weeks’ absence
and abstinence, treated her as a man treats a beloved
mistress, a wife from whom he has Jbeen parted all too
long. I put my arm round her waist and, like a con-
cjueror, seized my own, after a journey of forty-eight
hours without a break. . . . She did not know what to
think ; she was amazed, afraid of betraying her real feel-
ings, frightened at the thought of finding the "tamer "
in her husband.
^Vhen my excitement had abated a little, I noticed
that Marie’s expression had undergone a change. I
scrutinised her appearance : her missing tooth had been
replaced, a fact which made her look much younger.
Certain details of her dress betrayed a wish to please.
It roused my attention. I soon discovered the reason
in the presence of a young girl of about fourteen, with
whom she was exceedingly friendly, ^^hey kissed one
another, went for walks together, bathed together. . . .
There was nothing left for me to do but to take her
aAvay at once.
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