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Charles Augustin Sainte-BeuveCharles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804-1869) was a literary critic and one of the major figures of French literary history.He was born in Boulogne, and studied at the College Charlemagne[?] in Paris. He became friendly with Victor Hugo after publishing a favourable review of the author's work, and had an affair with Hugo's wife. Works Ah! dear Wangel, let us not lie to one another, nor to
a freely given promise is fully as binding as a marriage.
Wangel. But what on earth--
Ellida (rising impetuously). set.html">Set me free, Wangel!
Wangel. Ellida! Ellida!
Ellida. Yes, yes! Oh! grant me that! Believe me, it will come to
living together. Never, never possessed you quite.
Ellida. Ah! Wangel--if only I could love you, how gladly I would-
be.
Wangel. divorce.html">divorce.html">Divorce, then? It is a divorce, a complete.html">complete, legal divorce
such formalities. Such outer things matter.html">matter nothing, I think. What
would be to both of us? What life would be to both you and me?
Ellida. No matter. Things must turn out afterwards as they may.
Only set me free! Give me back my complete freedom!
Wangel. Ellida, it is a fearful thing you ask of me. At least
us talk it over more carefully. And you yourself--take time to
have my freedom again today.html">today.
Wangel. Why today?
Ellida. Because he is coming tonight.
Wangel (starts). Coming! He! What has this stranger to do with it?
Ellida. I want to face him in perfect freedom.
Wangel. And what--what else do you intend to do?
Ellida. I will not hide behind the fact that I am the wife of
it would be no decision.
Wangel, You speak of a choice. Choice, Ellida! A choice in such a
I must be able to let him go/go.html">go away--alone, or to go with him.
Wangel. Do you know.html">know.html">know.html">know what you are saying? Go with him--give your
you know so little!
Ellida. Ah! but after all I knew you even less; and yet I went
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