How my heart beat as I drew near to her house! My legs trembled beneath me; my eyes seemed covered with a… — Jean Jacques Rousseau

How my heart beat as I drew near to her house! My legs trembled beneath me; my eyes seemed covered with a veil; I saw nothing, I heard nothing, I should not have recognised anybody; I was obliged to stop several times to recover my breath and compose myself.

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