Works by the Marquis de Sade Published by Grove Press Justin, Pilosophy inthe Bedroom, ‘and Other Writings Te 120 Days of Sodom and Other Writings Juliette Philosophy in the Bedroom, and other writings ‘ith introductions by ean Paulhas of (Académie Prangaise & Maurice BlanchotForeword ‘That the Marquis de Sade also wrote books is a fact now known te almost everyone who reads. And knowledge of Sade a8 2 writer ordinarily ends there For of his immense and incomparable literary Achievement, and of bis capital importance inthe history of ideas, 3 been conveyed by occasional collections of led from his writings or by more frequent and flagrantly spurious “adaptations.” (OF the two, cheap-paperback pastiche and more tastefully contrived anthology of excerpt, the Inetr, equally meretricious, is haedly theless dishonest.) To dace Sade bibliography in the United States. To date Sade re- rains an anknown author. For this, censorship, Puritan morality, hypocray, and lick of cotati muy te Mac though ot ry aay since Se ‘sought condemnation. Ultimately the fault for itis all his owa, nd the fate of his books is he trump. Strange? To be and to say an ‘unknown author, that hae always been his status end his destiny, lige was the status he coveted thst was the destiny he crested for self, not by accident or unwitingly, but deliterately and out of am-uncommon perversity. To write, but to go unread thie has hap- pened co many writers, To write eadeely and under the movt ute Favorable canivions and a8 though noting mattered more thea t2 write, but to rte in such 2 way, at such length upon such sobjct, in soch a manner and using such language as to render oneself em. Approschable, “unpublishale," “unknowa,” and yet upon succeed. ing generations to exert the mort intense and eaduring infuenee— this ie wil be admitted, is rare indeed. axii rae seanauts ve sane in toe vine ds dnt; te Sede whe public would seem tobe tendering bin a distecvice, Agana dis Tarynn rover one by fa tn any accomplish bare wadeonen who from tne to tine get uta shld Yorson ‘of Futine—Sade has dfens icons minting te vender 212 nes not rly a om eg a a» remove on {enpted el holt. Or co pre more empl, forcng oe reaer—every oiled resonable ealer=to ejsttins “Ths the preter stempt—whch the fin oe made nthe United State to provide the bai ors seis understanding of Sadeis in cea emp bound to fi Inthe sees the went able" man (we repeat) can came to oo understanding with this ‘ception! man who reject everthing by mich and for whch fhe formes ers date ear, Goa omy ay. lions everything and the homan conden aly und propos inwead say of fe whieh the andsng of commen sae a al ‘works, and which from the point of view af common sete ze Semles nothing 0 mich aa deh sl which sof ures mpow Sle, Sach must be the jugrnnt ofthe eagonnble™ mano hot th bul saves, incense, cominies, snd thanks to whom the Tonle goer ound ; ‘yen 4 however ly he be stihed inthe normality hae makes everyday life poe, sl more Sry eotaled fa him and infaitely more deplp—in the farther Tether of his in alcable sl inhi omnct, eden is nce Tee the impossible del, «sovereign i hiding, What Sade beet my tovorvand what we abnormal socal bigs erent hed ov eed har—aleny exists within ikea seaman, «forgotten thy ‘or like the divin promise whose flillnent sally the mos a tm concernof ont human exieee ‘Whee o note angeroas to read Sade isa queston tae csiy eames Tost in 2 mito of others tnd hs weer been Setld exept by those whose arguments ar rooted inthe cone: tion that reading lend to robe So dot 0 fem fo sesdng leads somber But o questions If toke are to be burned Sade cereinly mst be bored slong withthe west Buti imately Freedom hes ay meaning, any tesrngpeofondes than the fads tence tha flour speeds and Hier the corns of our per Foreword oi oa hn, we mit they shoul ot Atay ate its not our Invention to enter any special plea for Sade. Nor to apologize for fone of our civilizations treasures, Disiterred or lefe undergrovnd, Ste nether grins nor loves. While for us... the worst poverty may be sid to consist inthe ignorance of onc riches +e yi ‘own defense Stil, the special natare of Sade’s work, the Aégend attched to his name, and the snvsial length of time Ibetwoen the writing sad the present pubiation se some introduction, both cial and biographical. ‘of the present volume aims at siwating Sede his familias. For the Beef biography in the f the editors bave relied primarily upon, pfd are indebted ®, Maurice Heine's outline for a projected Life contained in Volume Lf his Guerer choises et Pages Magistrates du Marquis de Sade. We slo owe particular debt 36 Gilbert Lely, Heine's close fricad and ber tothe great scholsts papers. The extent of both thee contributions co the establishment of a valid Sade biography, and to fuller understanding of both the man and his work, is de. tailed eleewhere. ‘Sade’s letters are péAtcularly revealing. We have inclded seven, ranging over ap/Almost hirtyyear period from the year of his marriage when jie was twenty-three to the time of hin release from the Monarsi('s dungeons by the Revolutionary goverament, ‘hen he was oye? fifty. Letter Ie From an anpulished manuseripe, dnd is cited je Volome T of Lely's biography; Letters TT, 111, IV, and V arefrom L’digle Mademoiselle ...? Leters VI and VII are fom Paul Bourdin's Correspondance fe have included two exploratory esays on Sade. The Gt, by Jean aulhan, wos writen in 1946 as the Preface for a second ition of Les Infortanes de la Vert published that year. The econ by Maurice Blanchot, forms part of that author's volume ‘of = Chronology,Tre year 1795 wat a ft and curious one for Sade, dimost wivacinsy he hed ariel the Reig of TTervor en, jot st eck aftr the execution of Rober prey us onc aot te free, on October 15, 1794 Sue's primer, Grounds sho had poked Josie and, before Air rvs ander the Tervor had een preparing lie et Vatcor for pubiaion, hed aot been 1 lacy 08 Tanuery E1704, ke set fo the guile fier Soe regia hs freedom, he maneged 0 re triece thet portion of Aline e Valour which Giouard ad tlready printed prior 19 Bs arrest, end y mid-sonmer of S708 the fs dion of ths furnume work, ich Sade cchronledged, sat peed. This some geo thee eco appeared ¢ sell format, seosolume work, of anonymous aathorhip,encngy em tiled La Philoopbe daaele howd. though sxonymou, Iie ofered as "posthumous work by the author of ote” 1 berfage Sade oat to wise to Joos Tater Jor the pabiconon of La Noavale Fone. Phe place of Ibizan of the original edition was giv a1 Londra, ite capers Je ly Compageie, ond beside an allegorical Frowtice, 1 cataeed four eoic engravings. The pi Jpop the ergnel edi Ux eben resis al Sie as lle (Mores wil ake this volume mandatory eeding for thet daghert). A second edlion, i Mo Stove eotumes of 208 and 191 pages respectively, appeared feu oor later, 1805, ath the edded bile—for which ade, hen inthe Chrcnion ssl, caw scrcely have Been Fesponibenou lex Inttcors inmorier (or The Ime Moral Teachers). Carta the eigroph of this second 49tition agpeared—ahether the change as intentional or oti a moot pointer La mse en prostate late h ‘ile (Mother wil forbid their dghters to read )~ Together withthe Dialogue between Pict and & Dying Man, the Philosphy inthe Bedroom ithe only ‘ther nontearcal work of Sal's rten nthe form af Aialogue, Consisting of even “Dialogues in thick pin Sophia! speciation and ditetaions on moray, hry, and ron comming ath pel abean esl fate ‘ia this works one of the most pei elouen, and leat redinden of Sades major ftions. The four protagonss fre Engine de Mistioal, «thane fifteen coral, virgin dnd neophyte wh is v0 be iiiated Sat the mystery of Jenual plere;,reenspsiesearold Madame de Sint Ange, a oman “of extreme brits"; her bother, the Chevtler de Mirvel aio « debeschee of contrac talnts bu ko, unlike his ster end the Fourth protege. tut, Dolmance’ ("The most corrapt and danger] sen) draws the linet the boundary of eruly. i vee ofthe iiiasrs with the pose exepton of the Cheva By he ereving wk heal oh usin of infling cry, would guafy as Sadet Unigne Betsy, ‘of cohom Maurice Blanchot makes mention it hs Tntrobee tion. dnd, bythe end of the dy, Engénie Jo, the opis! ‘f pup is welt on ber say dong the path of Hoorn. 890; that s(n Sade canon), of feedome The economy and dipostion of the four principal characters enable Sade to expound hi views bol poeely ‘ond nepal, for techn, iting the neophyte, saat only imsrucieg bat ala disbasings one ms sid Pept pret itl head ofall he fave notions of tlio, mar li, and virme wick hypocritical mother and Jae suits dave insted her since birth The tong “Fifth Dialga” ofthis ork contains the selhinown "Yet Another Efors, Frenchmen, If You Wrest Become Republicans! which Le Cheer reads Aloud. Although it may detract from the others com. Sideabie uty of the work, hs "pam phier™ iso work of 180 considerable force, and perhaps the most eloguent refute ton 10 thoe who aease Sade of, or simplisticalyaxsiilate lim fo she forces of evil ond darkness chick our century bhesspesmed: Jasin. The seope and complesity of Sade’ fdeas~independenty of ther indiidual merit or lack of. srimare ach thal they abound i contratisions and Deradonet, and may be quoted to prove or demonstrate & ‘ast spectrum of opinion. But one thing is certain: Sade Sous for fever lar, not more; for less restrictive social Testraints om the indisiual, not more oppressive ones. As ‘Mourice Heine has noted: tit withthe indidua, withthe countless individuals ‘who go to make up human societies, that Sade has placed the only organic rrength these societies may pousess.« «He ofers a withering crticam of ony Jocal restraints which reduce to whatever slight degree the activity of the incoercble Kaman clement. Tt his “yes, the only thing cokich will ead histo acceps not {social pact but a socal compromise—hich con be denounced and renewed at any titis the slf-inter= 5 ofthe individual. Por him, any society which foils fo wderstnd this fundamental truth is destined to perish dn the light of KraftsEbing, Freud, of the detailed care histories of Wilhelm Stekl, the Philosophy in te Bede oom may oppear somewhat lets audacious than it did 10 (previous yonerations (or those select fer of the earlier (enerations tho clandestnely were able ro read it). Phat i irene of Sade’s most seminal and compelling works there an be no doubt. I) posteses another virtue: from one end to the other, there reigns 2 humor—a black and oft fesque humor, admittedly—schich one looks for in in ix hi striely theatrical productions, and which perhay nowhere elie in his iting with such éclal, sev ‘xtraordinay eter rslien of 1, we Ache fram te lr cark| 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS ‘To LIBERTINES DIALOGUE THE FIRST DIALOGUE THtE SECOND DIALOGUE THE THIRD DIALOGUE THE FOURTH ..-...0s000 DIALOGUE THE FIFTH DIALOGUE THE SIXTH DIALOGUE THE SEVENTH AND TAST 20 268 Mo‘TO LIBERTINES Voluptuarei of a ages, of every sex, its t0 gon only thot 1 flr this work; nowrrk sonrseloes upon is grincples: they favor Sour passions, end these pasion, sckereof coldly insipid morals jut you i feor, are naught but the means Nature employs to bring fa fo the ends she preveribes io him; harkes only fo these delicious promptings, for no woice rave that of the passions com canduct you aheppiness. ‘Lewd scomen, let the voluptuous Sain-Ange be your models after her enample, be hecller of all thet contradiss leaturds Aine lau, by wehich all er fe she ws enchaned ‘You young maidens, 10 long consrained by «foniful Virtues absurd and dangerous bonds and by thore of a dirgsting religion, Imivate the ery Eugésies bear uick as she 10 destroy, to spur al hove idialons precept nalcaed i you by imbecile parents ‘And you, amiable debauckees, you who since south have komm sno limits but those of your devrer and who have been governed by your esprices alone, study the eynical Dolmancé, proceed like him and goat for ashe if you to would travel the length of those owered ways your lechery prepares for you; in Dolmanci’s academy beat last comcaced ite only by exploring and enlrging the sphere lof his tastes and schims, i is oly by sacifcng everything 10 the sence? pleasure that this individual, who never asked 10 be cast into this universe of woe, tha thie poor creature who goes ander the name of Man, may be able to sow a smattering of roses atop the thorny path of fe. lasDIALOGUE THE FIRST MADAME DE SAINT-ANGE. UP CHEVALIER DE MIRVEE, ao DE aroh—Good day my in And wht of Monsieur Dolmancé? an ainen x evan Hel be here promply a fours we de nt Aine ut seven—and wil have 2 you ss ariple tine to chet aon oe satan You Anon, my de then de begin to ave ew angving shot my easy wea he oe scene plans scheduled for today. Chevalier, you overindulge ne, try Jou do. The more ei sold be, ec me cased ok ite tit sed mind of ine Sne-on a at yesh fGrenme bt wes to pile. At rey shld oer fd al and Tm al rating bet the ow ln of nose "Oh Te abs brain my ends yout ae pe eats hav the the Fate tpn tn hy cndng seat coon welt bume betes buted tery Ses ‘oncnrated upon my ows tI wu singer pe yoo Dire fantasy, my fend; my imagination hae ony ben pricked the Pore bythe plaere I hugh Upie ml fhe ie Covered hat hen gortn of one Ie me, brn fr BS erdnge itl on of inp ni otra ipon ‘ree inpewour dees immediacy wep tes seep a 186 } Philosophy inthe Bedroom de 187 word, my dese, Tam an smpidous erate I lve eeryehng Trergonewhteve yf amnnen mes T abo Tie o combine ‘Srey peste you mutt amy Chevalier, iit tthe eight of ‘ctvagane forme to with to know this wnaual Dolnaned wh in fllhislfeyou tll me, bas been unable to see «woman according 0 the peeiplons of cmon wage this Dolmancé who,» sodonite tut of rinipe, not only works hs wa sex but never yields, to ours save when we consent to put at his dposal dove x0 well, ‘loved charms of whch he habitually makes os when consorSag ith men? ell me, Chere my fancy i not Beare! Twa Tobe Ganymede oti no Jupiter 1 want fo enjoy is ats hs {ikauehen T want to be the vin of his errors Until nowy snd swell you Kao iy fend, util sow ave given myself hs only Toyou, throng Cmpltsance, oro few of my servants who, paid tose in inthis manner, adopted efor prot only. Bu today iis to langer the desire to oblige nor i expie that moves me, but felely sy om peschants, I blieve that, between my past exper ovat ith ia irons tania andthe courtesies to which Tm ging to be sibjeced, there 20 inconceivable dfernc, and I ishto be aqusined with Past your Daimaneé for me, pease Uo, that Tsay have bim wel fed fn my mind before Tse hie Srtiey for you know my aeqeitance wth io i ited co an fncouter hc other day ina Howie where we were fogeter for but Sew natn Lue eutevAuie—Dolmaneé, my dear sister has just turned thieeysix; hei tal, extremely handsome, eyes very alive and very intelligent, but all the same there is some sstpicion of hardness, and 1 erace of wickednes in his features; he bas the whitest teeth in the wwotld, a shade of softness about his Sgure and in his atitade, {Toubtess Owing to bis hab of taking on efeminate ars so often be ‘extremely elegant, has 2 prety vee, many talents, and above all av an exceedingly philosophic beat to his mind. Dapaoin pe aassr-axct—But I trast he dost not Believe in Goa! 12 CHEYALIER—Ob, perish che thought! He is dhe most notorious atheist, the most immoral fellow... . Oh, nos hie isthe188° nue staxatis oe sane ‘mov complete and uoroughgolngcormption, and he he most el indivieal the retest scantel athe wor " DADAME DB SAINT.ANGE—A, how that warms me! Me thinks that TI be wild about che maa, And wht of his fs shins ‘And what of his fond ae Ga at ln Stes ee Hess ayy te as fom Fr eee ate es Seg ern ea cettermah tee ey ae sted Pincers avn nea Si ln Ore wc ng ctrngre ibe tatstk cette and only by taking ample presautions.” a ieee ono noe deer all Poem eet eee is nese ee Ren feevpargcetr dese pe fore els ee frat sa Tare say captivate such aman? nn nT PR " 2 cpraten Weve commited flies together ot Bieta from yo you have too macht on he Tae en avr wom only ie pe pt told whi shen tn tractive urge totem. Aad hee ev rag Tstop at. Ive none of st lnsconsarognce wes ees lg phar balieve hat i's by cat ih our waling stk fer respond such propositions, I han master in pense? Og ‘ust fel ay fr lhe who have strange tastes es eee then, Thar wrong Notre’ tos they are none eee for having some into the maid with tndeces wae oer ti are we for bring born andyegued or well groprtoned, Te awever that a man cts ingly to you whe be masa by dere 1 exjoy you? No, nrely aot f'n comple see at Philosophy i the Bedroom 189 si; why then annver with injuries and insults? Only foot cn En thoy never wil you heart oteigent man dice the qr tion ina ames dferent fom mine; bt the tol he wold is peopled with poor dots mho believe itt ac espe for tem tolavow one finds them fel for one's pleswes, sd who, pane pred iy womer-—themscye forever jlo of what has the ook Of infinging upon ther right fancy themselves to be the Don Grivotes of tho ordinary righ, snd brtaize whoever does sot akoowledge che enreyof thee cxtent apauer DE eant-aNce—Come, my friend, kiss me. Were you to think otherwise, you'd not be my brother. A few deci, T beseech you, both with what regards his man's pearance and bis plessures with you. 1 cnrvauitx—One of bis friends informed Monsieur Dol- sane ofthe enperb member wherewith ou know me provided, nd be obtained the consent of the Marque de V"e" 0 bring us to she at upper. One there, Lae gd to doplay my epipmest fet corny appeared to be is single motive; however Fry Fair as earned ny ay, and wth shih Twas ite to ase my tel aon nade te ce that penchant slone was the cause of ths txaminain, [had Dolmancl notice all the enterprise's dials} Beg ait a oe oer fr he “nd rl not have even the lay of beng te moe fonnidable amongst inc men wi hae perforated the aoe oder you The Maris svas on hand; he eacouaged vs Wy Segering, danling, Kissing Thuterer the ane or the other of w brought to light T cook up my Toston =. "Surly some Kind of pring? Twrged, "Nothing of Teor sid the argu, "youll cob Dolmaned of all the Scinton be avait fromyous Be wants yout env Ko int, fe want to be torn seu” "Well" T aid, Mindy plunging inthe gl, "hl bests" Perhaps ny dae ster, ou nk that Tet witha gest del of toobe™ not at ally ny pri, ormocs ait disappeared contrary to all my expectation, and Teoma the bot of sentria ito the Sgper tering fo feels thing T dee nly wits Dolan the extreme ery he tated in rigging and guvesings his ening uterancs al this soon made me happy foo, and I inundated kim, Sercly was190 THs sanouis pe sane 1 iran when Dotan, tring toward ey tb array and is Fae red se a faccante You se the tne iy my der Chevalier" ide, sean Bert tough rogue of a prise very long and at ast tery “ign, O ay lot, dig va seve met t'noman ae baying been my love, apd eaieme tty tata you divine ee have tated ll he eights of the facy T che sprenly = ining site ifictyncheone at inthe other Traded sya, the Maraui, dropping ls breeches before my even bogged pe fe have the hindnest to begets lite of te man nh i we T played wife to his fiends and T dele with him ab T hed ith Dlmase, who paid me back hudredfold for al he Moss ‘whereith I bulabored our third; and soon ito the depte of ny 4st he exhaled tat enthanted Uguor with wich a¢ nelly the ‘Smcinstant I pryedthebonelso? Vo. MADAME BE SanT-ANGE—You must have known the most extreme plessure, to find yourself thus between twor they sa Hef harming. “up CHEvAttER—My angel, itis surly the best place to be; ‘but whatever may be sid oF them, theyre allextravagances which 1 should never prefer tothe pleasure of women. MADAME De saIvT-ANGE—Well, my chivalrous fiend 3 re- ward for your touching consideration, today T am going to hand lover to your passions a young virgin, = gel more beautifal thea, Love tel 4 cnzvanten—Whatt With Dotmancé ‘woman here? «you're bringing seaoise op aanv-NoE—It isa matter ofan edvaton that of site thing I knew lesan ate convent wile yh tras atthe bath, We could accomplish nothing there, we dared oy ‘ting og miny ewe sd upen but we mie rome to mect again, ro get together a8 son a poste Oxeapied ith thing bat tis dese, T have, in onder to uify bee acquainted with er family. Her father js bertaecTve oe ‘Bred him. At any rete, the lovely one is coming, Tam ssing Philosophy ix the Bedroom 191 for hr; wel spend oo days topeter «to deo days Atul ely te beer par of the dine edventng the young a Dolman sod wil pu no thi prety litle her every pope of the mort nbd erinage wel ee her 81a with Sen Ses ne wil feed her ponte Ponphy, pre her with or Sy wa in ie prc ory the dehonstnops 9 kep abrest of the dinerttons, destin vo yo, dese brother, he hares of Cythera mee, and {o Dolman sll go the ores of Soda. have to pester Soe a eying hci es my ad nt giving te esom of pining facie the sect ingen Tm feng into our nteVery al, Chevalier, anew te: the post. wordy of ny inagiaton? " 1 cHERALAER—It cold not ave ien in another sit divine, any ster and promis to erat fo perfection the charming roe ou reserve forme. Ab, michiewos oe, how mich plestre Jou IPs gong ke sling hi lds we pee you wl nai conmpting her, in sting within thi yoorg srt very fee vite an of sign planted thereby her tora Acta Miivistoovoud formes MADAME. DE sanT-ANOE—Be certain I'l spare nothing to pervert her, degrade her, demelih in her all che false ethical no- tons with which they may already have been able co dizzy hee; in toro lesions, T want to fonder her op cfiminal as am I... as impious -. 28 debauched, as depraved. Notify Dolman, explain cverything to him immediately he gets here so that his immoraltes poison, circulating inthis young spice togeuer with the venom T al inject, wll in the shortest possible time wither and sill all ‘the cede of viree that, but for us; might germinate there, cvs wl ng od» eter a os, gi Tabane, Hherage api fom Dolman Tpeatin tines pot mys atin fl rt owe of the clbrated “Arcithop of Camtri Heit he mont profound aedicer the most orrop ht mort dangers tin Ab ny der lt Jour pupil fur comply with thie schrs fnrctiony aad esvantce er heay danoed192 & rue marquis of sane Daunicy on saneTsANoE—Ie should certainly not take long, considering the dispositions T now ber to poset ‘5 cnvatisn—But tll me my dear ster, i thet nothing to fear fom the parents? May no tis ite ane cheer when she renin home? Mannwe ne sansr-aNot—Have no fens, I have sedvced the father hese mst confess to you I surrendered jel to him in order to lose his eye he knows nothing of my deg snd wll never dare to scan them... Thave him tp enevanser-—Your methods are appalling! MADAME DE SAINT.ANGESach they must be, elie they're not tn CHEVALIER—Ad tlm, plete, sho is this younger? ono x saiseaNoh—Her mame is Euglse, daughter of a crtun Minival ane ofthe welhest commercial fuer the capitals aged shout shires; bee mother irene at he very most a he Hite geen: Mista ina ere Tie is plot As for Hage, des ny {sould npn unre Ure her to ou; shes qt yond my dverpve powers ‘staf yourself th he Laowedge that harley 265 have Ser et jes om anything w Glcons, ayer ‘x curevatina—Bat atleast sketch alte if you cannot paint the portrait so tha, knowing fey well with whom Iam to deal, 1 may better ll my imagination with the idol to which T mut sack fee. MapAne DE samNt-aNcr—Very well, my frends her abon- dant chestnut hait—there's too much of i to grasp in one’s hand ‘—éescends to helow her buttocks; her skin i of a dazzling whit ness, her nose rather aqulline, her eyes jet black and of a warmeh ++ Aly my Friend ts impossible eo resist those eyes. «You've ‘no idea of the stpiities they've driven me to. «+ Could you but ste the prety eyebrows that crown them - the extraordinary lashes chat border them. .. A very small mouth superb teeth and, alloFit,ofs fesiness |... One of her besies isthe elegant manner Philasophy in the Bedroom e193 whereby her lovey he is attehed 0 Ror sboulder, the ae uf Toy she ha ne tetas Bes al for erage one IEight Wink her weventeen; her gure ft model of degance and nese, er tres, her oom delook Ther indeed are the fro pret lle breasts Seely enough thereto fl he and gs of vssofeh oso wey whitel Twenty ines have gone ou of my head wile Kong thems a0 had you been abe toc ho she cone lve onder my creas ho ee two geet represented toe the whole tte of ering, My fend, goo he ve A bu mt jue of her by what! kao, fever [ay bad Olympus «dvity comparable wth this.» But Thea hers leave ty go ot By way of the gtden fo avoid Inctng her and be om ines the render 1 envaut—The pret yo have jo made for me sswores my prompts. =F Ah, betwen! to go ot = 10 leave Jou thestste Tam ins Adega Kins Ma, uy dear [Stereo satiny meat ent el then (She Rose him, tones the [pre sircing hs breaches, ad the young mas eae) i haste)DIALOGUE THE SECOND MADAME DE SAINT-ANGE, EUGENE Mapas Dp sanr-ancr—Welcome, my pet] T have been aniting you with an impatience you fay apprecate if you tan read the feelings T have in my heat EvoENie—Oh, my precious one, I thought I should aever arsine, 50 eager was Ito find myself in your aris. An hour before leaving, I dreaded all might be changed my motacr was sbrolatly ‘opposed to this dlightil pary, declaring i ill became a git! of ‘my age t9 go abrond alone; but my father had oo abused Mer the dy before yesterday that 2 single one of his glances mat suits enough to cause Madame Mistival to subside tterly. and it ended pith her consenting to mhat my father had pranted me, and I rushed here, [have two days; your cariage and one of your servants must ‘without fail teke me home the day after tomortow: MavaMe be éannt-asce—How short is this period, my deare st angel in so little time T shall hardly be tbe to expres to you all you extite in me. and indeed we have fo talk. You know, do You not, that is daring this interview that Iam to iaisate you into ‘the most secre of Venu mysteries; shall imo days be time enough? Bucextt—Ab, were I not to arrive at complete knowledge, should remain... “T'came hither to be lastracted, aad ml Sot ort Tem informed, 194 Philosophy ix the Bedroom 195, aon ob saneranon, Kinng herDets lve ow ty things are me pig iodo ands to one sth! Bus y the wa you ht ne anche my queen? Forth leon aby Be roe longed cen Sven ula ed sa i yous ne inched league for here; Til be ale to wait stl ght elo tie sven without felng the last ange sao axranct Then go into yt amere wel be mors at our cae have ready spoken to frvunus ou aye crn o oe sll take tie ead to intrepean, (Phy cnr Ng bender ted em i arm)DIALOGUE THE THIRD In 4 Delighfut Boudoir MADAME DE saINT.ANcE, TUGENIE, DOLMANCE sucEaE, greely surprised to fxd in this room a man whom she had mos expected-—Great God] Dearest friend, we mre be, wrayed! DsbaME De eawTANE, equalycarrised—Steange, Mone sicur, to find you here, Were you not expected at four? Botsaxce—One sways hasten the ave ofthat happiness whic come of ssing you, Madaive Tencomtered Money ee brother—he anipated the uefunes of my presence See eons Jou ae to girs Madenoinl, snd tne is be the eee here they mou be given. Unpereineg he itrodeed nn shi chamber, ar from imagining you might disapproves and as oe nae sare his demonstrations wl aly be Neccusry tit Se Aiserteont on theory, he wll at ake ht appenane wl a apace De sanvnavor—Indeed, Dalmancs, foreteen turn BUORNIEBy whith T am not desivdy my good frend ie is al your monk. «1. "Atleast you should have conoed ne ie stead of exponing re to this shame. It wil enti peceice a ‘our projects, es. 196 Philosophy inthe Bedroom 197 Mapas be eaneraster Bugénie I protest—my brother Is tesponsble for this, not I. But there's no caute for alate: know Dolemancé for 2 most agreeable man, and he postestes jot that Aegece of philosophic understanding we require for your lighter ment. He Ean be of nothing but the grater service to our schemes As for his discretion, Tam as willing to answer for it 34 for my own, Therefore, dea: hear, familiarize yourself with this man who inall the world isthe best endowed to form you and to guide you into 2 carer of the happiness and the pleasures we wish to tate together. ‘BUGENE,blushing—Ol! I sil Sind all chis mont upretting. Dotsance—Come, my lovely Eugénie, put yourself at ease. ‘Modesty is an antiquated virtue which you, a9 ich in charms, ‘ought to know wonderfilly wall how to do withovt. BUGENIE—But decency... onsance—Hal A Gothicam no very mach defended these ‘days Tin so hostile to Natarel (Dalmancd einer Eugénie, folds Ther eis arms, and izes her) EVGENIE, sirugling in hit embrace—That’s quite enough, Monsieur! .\ Indeed, you show me very litle consideration! MapAue De saist-aNr——Fogenle listen to me: e's both of| tus ceate behaving like prudes with this charming gentleman; I am not better acposinted with him than are you, yet watch how T give myself to him. (She Aves him indecently on the mouth) Tnitate svcexir—Oh, most willingly; where might I find beter ex 7 (She puts herself in Dolmances arms; he dises her or tongue in mouth) Dotatace—Amiale, delicous creatre! ‘MaDAe De EADNTANGE, Kissing her in the same way-—Didet think, Tele eh Td. not have my tuen as well? (dr this pai! Dolmonet, holding fest one in his armt, thow the other, tongues both, eack fora guarier of am hour, and they bork longue one av other ad hi.)198 | Tue saravis pe sane DoLANce—Ah, auch preliminarice make me drank with de- sire! Mesdames, upon my word, itt extraordinarily warm heres tare lightly ated, we migh converse mth nie greater come ssw a pron a igh el en aaezeneglgerof oat casas, ey Seal ony ne ‘must be hidden from desire. a * is EvoENtE—indeed, dear one, you led me to do things! xotne De saavT-aNoe, helping er andrar—Comple ridiculous, isn’e it? ene ca {UGENIE—Mos improper atthe very leat, Paty. ‘how you kiss me! ce clon aaa Mapasts DE sanr-anon—Pretty bosom! . now reaching full bloom. cms DOLMANCE, considering, without touching, Eugénie’s breasts ‘dlc promies yet ote allsremanes -- infatly to be pre MADAME DE sanNT-axoR—Infinitely to be preferred? DoLMANcE—Oh yes, upon my honor. (Saying whic, Dol ‘mancé appears eager 19 urn Eugene about in order 10 inspect her from the rear) voENIE—No, I beg of you! MADAME DE SAINT.ANGE—No, Dolmaneé . . 1 don't want you yet to see... an object whose away over you is eo great that, the image of i once fined in your head, you are unable thereafter to reason coolly. We need your lessons, frst give them to us—-aad afterward the myrtle you covet wil be your reward, Dotan —Very well tin ner to dementia oder giveth beaut 1 heat estone of Iertnge ne Fequre wilig cooperation fom your Madame, in creche ‘that must follow. bs Philesephy inthe Bedroom 199 agua: ve anisiennte—Se be ie All right shen, Took you here—l'm entirely naked, Make your dissertations upon me as uch as you please. orstance—Oh, lovely body! 'Tis Venus herself, embellished by the Graces, ‘BuGENIE—Oh, my deur frend, what charms! delights! Let sme drink chem in ith my ope, Let me cover them with my Kttr (She does 10.) ousaici—Whatexcllet predispositions! A trifle les pas sion, lovely Bugénie, for the moment you are only being asked t9 show 2 litle attention. UGENIE—Le’s continue, I'm listening... But how beautiful the it. 40 plump, 10 freshl ... Ab, Row charming my dear send is i she not, Monsicur? wondrous to see omacance—Becutifal, assuredly. - bbut Tam persuaded you yield to her in nothing...» Well, nowy ny prety lite student, either you pay attention to me or beware lest, if You are not decile, I exerete aver you the rights amply conferred ‘pon me by my tee as your mentor. MADAME DE SAINT-ANGE—Oh, yes, yes indeed, Dolmaneé 1 pot her into your safekeeping, She must have x severe scolding if She mitbebaves oxatanco—Ie is very posible T might aot be able to confine nytelf to remonsteanes evcane-—Grest heaven! You terrify me... you do to me, Monsieur? what then would DOLMANCE, stammering, and king Eugénie on the mouth— Punishments. corrections -. I might very well hold this prey litde ass accountable for mistakes mace by the head. (He strikes the former through the gauze dresing gous in which Eagénie ts prevent areayed.) seapaue pp sancr-aNor—Yes, approve of the project but not ofthe gesture. Let's begin our lesson, else helt time granted200 THE aeasavie om saDe 1 to enjoy Eugenie will he spene in praliminatien andthe intruc- ’ ‘shall remsin incomplete, PoLMance, who, ashe discuzes them, one by one touches the Parts of Madame de Ssinndnge' body begin. wll ny nothing of these feahy globes; you kaow as well av fy Eugenie, tat theg 48 indierenty known a Botoms, best, fis. Planar may pod them to profitable ute: while amsing htnself 2 lover has deo: