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“He [Muffat] experienced a sense of pleasure mingled with remorse, the sort of pleasure peculiar to those Catholics whom the fear of hell spurs on to commit sin.”

Sin Pleasure Guilt

Book:Nana

Source: Nana

“À cette heure, elle voulut le mal, le mal que personne ne commet, le mal qui allait emplir son existence vide et la mettre enfin dans cet enfer dont elle avait toujours peur.”

Evil Sin Boredom Nineteenth Century French Literature

Book:La Curée

Source: La Curée

“The more grievous the sin, the greater the repentance, God was bidding His time.”

Book:Nana

Source: Nana

“Sin became a luxury, a flower set in her hair, a diamond fastened on her brow.”

Book:La Curée

Source: La Curée

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