... deteriorate, as is so often the case. When theyremain intact to the end, they leave behind them, in the soul, a trail of light, a trail of cold, pure light. The decline of this platonic liaison with ... the variousthings she met, the flocks of cattle, the birds taking their flight, and even the sound of the horses' feetsplashing in the water. She enjoyed everything, in a kind of voluptuous ... lovedby the family."This was the first meeting, the first appearance of Casimir in the story, and this was how he entered into the life of Aurore.He was invited to Plessis, he joined the young...