VI
Two years passed, two years during which the existence of the two lovers was not affected by any facts worth recounting. It is only in the third year of their marriage that it begins to be interesting to analyze what was going on inside them.
And first of all, is Diane's love for Lucien still as strong as ever? Yes, and it may even be more so. We were not mistaken when, in the first part of this story, anticipating events, we affirmed that Diane's imagination, constantly aroused by curiosity, would never get cold. Indeed, she has always been kept awake, with this young man who is cold by temperament, reserved by nature, who abandons himself by surprise, for a moment, always ready to become master of himself again the next moment. Diane constantly seeks to overcome the resistance broug
