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The approaching cloud...
l mean Albert
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Are you with Jules against me?
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No more so than he is
:50:10
l'll retell the story as l lived it
:50:13
Jules' generosity, innocence...
:50:15
and vulnerability
amazed and won me over
:50:19
He was such a contrast to other men
:50:23
l hoped to heal him
of his crises with cheerfulness...
:50:26
but l realised
his crises are a part of him
:50:29
We were happy a while but
happiness didn't become a part of us
:50:33
We ended up face to face,
not together
:50:39
His family was really a torture
:50:42
At a party on the eve
of our marriage...
:50:45
his mother did something
that hurt me deeply
:50:48
l punished Jules
for being passive about it...
:50:51
by spending a few hours
with an ex-lover, Harold
:50:55
Yes, a lover
:50:57
So l married Jules
and we were quits...
:51:00
and got off on an even start
:51:03
Luckily his family
moved away up north somewhere
:51:06
Then came the war.
Jules was sent east
:51:10
He wrote me wonderful, fiery...
:51:13
love letters
:51:15
From afar l loved him more
and reburnished his halo
:51:18
Our last argument and true break-up
was on his first leave
:51:21
l felt like
l was in a stranger's arms
:51:24
He left. 9 months later
Sabine was born
:51:27
She doesn't resemble him
:51:28
Believe what you will, she's his
:51:30
l told him l've given you
a daughter, that's enough
:51:34
That ends it. Now it's separate
rooms. l want my freedom
:51:37
Remember your young friend Fortunio?
:51:40
He was there, free as a bird.
So was l
:51:43
He was a nice partner.
What a vacation!
:51:47
But he was too young
and it wasn't serious
:51:50
One day, to my surprise...
:51:53
l missed Jules' leniency
and leisureliness
:51:56
My daughter attracted me
like a magnet
:51:59
So l left