“I do not know why I have got it into my head to keep you in France, to exile you from your country and family without having anything good to offer you in exchange for such a sacrifice.” At the same time, he honestly believed that professional prospects for her were likely better in Paris than in Poland. If she would not marry him, might she agree to live with him in friendship? There were suitable rooms available “on the rue Mouffetard,” he informed her, “with windows overlooking a garden. This apartment is divided into two independent parts.”
