Yvette

""Yvette"" is a novella written by the French author Henri Rene Guy de Maupassant. The story is set in Paris in the late 19th century and follows the life of a young woman named Yvette, who is forced to leave her family and live with a wealthy older man named Monsieur Jouffroy. As Yvette becomes more involved with Jouffroy, she begins to feel trapped and unhappy in her new life. She longs for the freedom and independence she had before, and dreams of escaping her situation. However, as she tries to break free, she discovers that Jouffroy has a dark secret that could destroy both of their lives.The novella explores themes of love, power, and the struggle for independence in a society that values wealth and status above all else. It is a poignant and thought-provoking story that offers a glimpse into the complexities of human relationships and the consequences of our choices.But now, all at once, Servigny, by a few words, the brutality of which she felt without understanding them, awakened in her a sudden disquietude, unreasoning at first, but which grew into a tormenting apprehension. She had fled home, had escaped like a wounded animal, wounded in fact most deeply by those words which she ceaselessly repeated to get all their sense and bearing: ""You know very well that there can be no question of marriage between us--but only of love.""This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.