Chapter 1 of 4 · 79 words · ~1 min read

Part I

“DREAMS, PASSIONS

“He first recalls that uneasiness of soul, that _vague des passions_, those moments of causeless melancholy and joy, which he experienced before seeing her whom he loves; then the volcanic love with which she suddenly inspired him, his moments of delirious anguish, of jealous fury, his returns to loving tenderness, and his religious consolations.

“ Part II “A BALL

“He sees his beloved at a ball, in the midst of the tumult of a brilliant fête.