All her immediate surroundings, the wearisome country, the middle-class imbeciles, the mediocrity of existence, seemed to her exceptional, a peculiar chance that had caught hold of her, while beyond stretched, as far as eye could see, an immense land of joys and passions. She confused in her desire the sensualities of luxury with the delights of the heart, elegance of manners with delicacy of sentiment.
Ugy gondolkozott, hogy a szerelemnek is, mint a legtöbb indiai növénynek, külön talajra és megfelelő melegre van szüksége, mert különben elsenyved.