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him and against her. He, like the Vanka of the song, would sing, before
mounting the gallows, how he would kiss her sweet lips, etc., and he
would even have the best of it before death. With her it was still
worse. If she HAD NOT DONE IT, she had the desire, she wished to do it,
and I knew that she did. That was worse yet. It would be better if she
had already done it, to relieve me of my uncertainty.
"
In short, I could not say what I desired. I desired that she might not
want what she MUST want. It was complete madness."
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