Unnecessary to carry my investigation further: the reader will reflect and be quite able to draw his own conclusions.
[1] [1842. As Stendhal died early in that year, this probably is his last writing.—Tr.]
[2] ["One might say it's taboo..." "Taboo" is a poor equivalent for "sacré," which means "cursed" as well as "blessed."—Tr.]
[3] ["Glory with victory, warrior with laurel."—Tr.]
BOOK I
ON LOVE