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Youneverscrupletousethepowerwhichhislovehasplacedinyourhand。Yourpositionofvantagemaybereadinagesture，alook，atone。Oh!darling，howtrulyareyouthemadwantonyourmothercalledyou!Youdonotquestion，Ifancy，thatIamgreatlyLouis’superior。
Well，Iwouldaskyou，haveyoueverheardmecontradicthim？AmInotalways，inthepresenceofothers，thewifewhorespectsinhimtheauthorityofthefamily？Hypocrisy!youwillsay。Well，listentome。
ItistruethatifIwanttogivehimanyadvicewhichIthinkmaybeofusetohim，IwaitforthequietandseclusionofourbedroomtoexplainwhatIthinkandwish；but，Iassureyou，sweetheart，thateventhereIneverarrogatetomyselftheplaceofmentor。IfIdidnotremaininprivatethesamesubmissivewifethatIappeartoothers，hewouldloseconfidenceinhimself。Dear，thegoodwedotoothersisspoiltunlessweeffaceourselvessocompletelythatthosewehelphavenosenseofinferiority。Thereisawonderfulsweetnessinthesehiddensacrifices，andwhatatriumphformeinyourunsuspectingpraisesofLouis!Therecanbenodoubtalsothatthehappiness，thecomfort，thehopeofthelasttwoyearshaverestoredwhatmisfortune，hardship，solitude，anddespondencyhasrobbedhimof。
This，then，isthesum-totalofmyobservations。AtthepresentmomentyouloveinFelipe，notyourhusband，butyourself。Thereistruthinyourfather’swords；concealedbythespring-flowersofyourpassionliesallthegreatlady’sselfishness。Ah!mychild，howImustloveyoutospeaksuchbittertruths!
Letmetellyou，ifyouwillpromisenevertobreatheawordofthistotheBaron，theendofourtalk。Wehadbeensingingyourpraisesineverykey，forhesoondiscoveredthatIlovedyoulikeafondly-
cherishedsister，andhavinginsensiblybroughthimtoaconfidentialmood，Iventuredtosay：
“Louisehasneveryethadtostrugglewithlife。Shehasbeenthespoiltchildoffortune，andshemightyethavetopayforthiswereyounottheretoactthepartoffatheraswellaslover。“
“Ah!butisitpossible？……“Hebrokeoffabruptly，likeamanwhoseeshimselfontheedgeofaprecipice。Buttheexclamationwasenoughforme。Nodoubt，ifyouhadstayed，hewouldhavespokenmorefreelylater。
Mysweet，thinkofthedayawaitingyouwhenyourhusband’sstrengthwillbeexhausted，whenpleasurewillhaveturnedtosatiety，andheseeshimself，Iwillnotsaydegraded，butshornofhisproperdignitybeforeyou。Thestingsofconsciencewillthenwakenasortofremorseinhim，allthemorepainfulforyou，becauseyouwillfeelyourselfresponsible，andyouwillendbydespisingthemanwhomyouhavenotaccustomedyourselftorespect。Remember，too，thatscornwithawomanisonlytheearliestphaseofhatred。Youaretoonobleandgenerous，Iknow，evertoforgetthesacrificeswhichFelipehasmadeforyou；
butwhatfurthersacrificeswillbeleftforhimtomakewhenhehas，sotospeak，serveduphimselfatthefirstbanquet？Woetotheman，astothewoman，whohasleftnodesireunsatisfied!Allisoverthen。
Toourshameorourglory——thepointistooniceformetodecide——itisoflovealonethatwomenareinsatiable。
Oh!Louise，changeyet，whilethereisstilltime。IfyouwouldonlyadoptthesamecoursewithMacumerthatIhavedonewithl’Estorade，youmightrousethesleepinglioninyourhusband，whoismadeofthestuffofheroes。Onemightalmostsaythatyougrudgehimhisgreatness。Wouldyoufeelnoprideinusingyourpowerforotherendsthanyourowngratification，inawakeningthegeniusofagiftedman，asIinraisingtoahigherleveloneofmerelycommonparts？
Hadyouremainedwithus，Ishouldstillhave
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