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The scene was composed of a bit of everything. An October evening, a dull sky, a fierce cold wind, and a woman. Yet the dreamy experience, where everything went at will, bears but little resemblance to reality.
The woman was sweet and tender; the interview passionate, yet innocent; and the words exchanged _naive_ as the questions of a child.