Climates by Andre Maurois

Author:Andre Maurois [Maurois, André]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-59051-539-6
Publisher: Other Press
Published: 2012-12-04T05:00:00+00:00

October 25—There must be a love so perfect that a man could share all his loved one’s feelings at the exact same moment. There were times (in the days when I did not know him well) when I was almost grateful to François for being so like what Odile might love … then jealousy became stronger and François was too imperfect.

October 28—Loving the little bit of you that other women have in them.

October 29—There were times when you wearied of me; I loved that weariness too.

A little farther on, I come across this brief note: I have lost more than I possessed. It very clearly expresses what I felt at the time. When Odile was there, beloved though she was, she had flaws that distanced her from me a little; when Odile was gone, she became the goddess once more. I decked her out with virtues she did not have and, having finally modeled her on the eternal concept of Odile, I could be her Knight. A superficial acquaintance and the distortions of desire had had their effect during our engagement, and now forgetting and distance were having the same effect in turn, and, alas, I loved the unfaithful faraway Odile in a way that I never managed to love Odile nearby and tender.

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