The suspicion that a rival is loved is painful enough already, but to have the love that he inspires in her confessed to one in detail by the woman whom one adores is without doubt the acme of suffering.
Soupçonner qu’un rival est aimé est déjà bien cruel, mais se voir avouer en détail l’amour qu’il inspire par la femme qu’on adore est sans doute le comble des douleurs.