ntellier was purely an accident, in this respect resembling many other marriages which masquerade as the decrees of Fate. It was in the midst of her secret great passion that she met him. He fell in love, as men are in the habit of doing, and pressed his suit with an earnestness and ardor which left nothing to be desired."(pg. 62). Edna now knows that she does not love Leonce; she only marries him because he is well-respected and that is her job as a woman in society during these days. After her confrontations with Alcee and Robert, she re
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