"Un enfant, monsieur, n'est-il pas l'image de deux êtres, le fruit de deux sentiments librement confondus ?"
— Honoré de Balzac

January 1, 1970

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What is a child, monsieur, but the image of two beings, the fruit of two sentiments spontaneously blended? — Ch. II: A Hidden Grief