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Quotation from Cousin Betty by Honoré de Balzac
“I am your wife, and not your judge”
Cousin Betty, Hector's flight after the Marshal's death, trans. James Waring
Adeline begs Hector to stay with her rather than flee, offering forgiveness without conditions. Her words define both her charity and the passivity that the novel later questions.
Citation: "I am your wife, and not your judge" — Honoré de Balzac, Cousin Betty, Hector's flight after the Marshal's death, trans. James Waring. (id cousin-betty-q1)
