All the men in her circle seemed to admire her and envy me. I was dazzled, stimulated: my senses were excited; and being ignorant, raw, and inexperienced, I thought I loved her.
Tous les hommes semblaient l'admirer et m'envier; je fus ébloui; mes sens furent excités; comme j'étais ignorant et inexpérimenté, je crus que je l'aimais.