“Marc Marronier es así: finge ser un degenerado bajo su trajecito de pana lisa porque le da vergüenza mostrarse tierno. Acaba de cumplir treinta años: la edad espuria en la que uno es demasiado viejo para ser joven y demasiado joven para ser viejo. Para no decepcionar a nadie, hace todo lo posible por estar a la altura de su reputación. A base de querer aumentar las dimensiones de su press-book, se ha ido convirtiendo poco a poco en una caricatura de sí mismo. Le resulta agotador tener que demostrar que es amable y profundo, así que se las da de canalla superficial, adoptando ese comportamiento desordenado, incluso mortificarte.”
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L'amour dure trois ans
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