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Elective Affinities

           Shehadnoexperienceoftheworldandneverbotheredtokeepuptheconversation.Naturehadgivenherarefinedandfastidioussoul,whilethatinstinctforhappinesswhichisinnateinallhumanbeingscausedher,asarule,topaynoattentiontotheactsofthecoarsepersonsinwhosemidstchancehadthrownher.Ifshehadreceivedtheslightesteducation,shewouldhavebeennoticeableforthespontaneityandvivacityofhermind,butbeinganheiress,shehadbeenbroughtupinaConventofNuns,whowerepassionatedevoteesoftheSacredHeartofJesusandanimatedbyaviolenthatefortheFrenchasbeingtheenemiesoftheJesuits.MadamedeRênalhadhadenoughsensetoforgetquicklyallthenonsensewhichshehadlearnedattheconvent,buthadsubstitutednothingforit,andinthelongrunknewnothing.Theflatterieswhichhadbeenlavishedonherwhenstillachild,byreasonofthegreatfortuneofwhichshewastheheiress,andadecidedtendencytopassionatedevotion,hadgivenherquiteaninnerlifeofherown.InspiteofherposeofperfectaffabilityandhereliminationofherindividualwillwhichwascitedasamodelexamplebyallthehusbandsinVerrièresandwhichmadeM.deRênalfeelveryproud,themoodsofhermindwereusuallydictatedbyaspiritofthemosthaughtydiscontent.

           Manyaprincesswhohasbecomeabye-wordforpridehasgiveninfinitelymoreattentiontowhathercourtiershavebeendoingaroundherthandidthisapparentlygentleanddemurewomantoanythingwhichherhusbandeithersaidordid.

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