VII
The Loves of Holofernes
I sae anaes ere of one wotin in pars, whoen 1
‘tal erin rom denying and of whom I all yet
tng in fc encepe tat she war both Let and Judith
cree Because Tan regard her a ving been na eran
Sen the iti fy wicked Juih by all her tigated
ad rvished quae, cama tht Thad Semeiaely ate
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tc a Racinion quale to her, and that Tam tempted 1 de
‘Eb ert Phaedra ll more tans Luteo Jodith
‘Ours coincided only momenta, Dut however ited
even sheep cation, this qe rent meting ha Te
Soporte cucomsane) inate oct tat lod any
Pity of creating my for yet o thre semiependary
Fale to which-however ardently one apres w sincere
ay fe oct the alone pric oe iv.
T lds th woman hee on bene she esbent (0 wom
{et mest of my thoughts, No, cern that sb could be 3
inoed object but ena substeceof melancholy, he image
fmrnitoun, petupe Bet nonethle appropiate ofa ah,
Teco all hat elie ada nie me with his dvperate
teed to expres myo formate in mote o en conioing
hrs he sens toe T expricoce, ana to x ton pe
Pm imbued with the notion tat 2 Ate neces ead
sree, ince r sven: hat the pote strctre—Uke 4
anon, whic ion oesrrounded by elocan Be Bs
rt onto ila vod ort he very let situate retin
{Dine mos lu par of oucves the plce where thi inom
‘neo he things ny advent” with hs woman has nos
itn for meando say the following. Alt sy
fiends Know te Tama speci In confi: et what im
Is me—sspecly with women sch confidence iii.
iter Tam alone with peron whore ex enough o Fender
bers diferent om mcs ey sent of olaton and miey Be
Spt oo a coring be i Tahal happen wo sie fer
‘glo locking aay ker subjeto seat of mse AS ay108] Manhood
‘Seep sbacecrmiony tees
twat on the oxaton ofthis adventure, tobe of the
Luphenal provoked in me By this woman, whom Tulinately
found mote pretentious tan iouching and grew vitally todo,
tetatht I Beeame abl to pereive the mechani of my co
stat oxiaton between digit nd noses, Deteting
set the pint of vray wating to ie
Sr lly waning to de (wile eming be
fev the lightest veatening gesture onthe pr ofthe won
loving what did nc ave event war wes than what had
stra waning 1 be cheer at atch mo hn
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{IT hist conceal at am fra ie, hi
tardy enobling
Aside fom cern encounters of this kind-and their nu
tse rom ew vague erotic endship, ration, or purely
‘eral encounter Ihave had only an extemely poo emotions
tei high poses consiting of to aa one of which-with
she woman withthe Engh fit tame whom T have already
Began nesey en eae ag
Kay (for that isthe mame shal gv er when The he, a