...He trusted people blindly, but once his eyes had been opened his distrist knew no bounds. ...
..."Now, what are you going to do about it if he proposes?"
"Accept," I said calmly.
...Suddenly he burst out:"It's not simple to marry a person like me. I am free and must be free. I cannot be bound, or tied to one spot. My job at the opera is simply from one day to the next." ...
A feeling of suffocation came over me. He laid down the law without thinking of consulting my feelings. After a moment's silence I said: "Of course. Don't forget that I am the child of artists and have always lived among artists. And, also, I'm one myself. What you say seems to me obvious." ...
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