“My dear, I had nothing left to give up to you…” Honoré de Balzac

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“My dear, I had nothing left to give up to you but my life. In a minute or two you will be free, and can make another Baronne Hulot”

Honoré de Balzac (spoken by Adeline Hulot)

Cousin Betty, Final chapter, Adeline's death, trans. James Waring

After finding Hector with the kitchen maid, the dying Adeline speaks the only reproach of her life.

Citation: "My dear, I had nothing left to give up to you but my life. In a minute or two you will be free, and can make another Baronne Hulot" — Honoré de Balzac, Cousin Betty, Final chapter, Adeline's death, trans. James Waring. (id cousin-betty-q8)

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Quotation from Cousin Betty by Honoré de Balzac