"When she got home, she told Antoine a thousand anecdotes about all the little goings-on at Le Reveil, and he was clearly amused. She took particular pleasure in lying to him because she loved him so much, and because she was so happy, and because she so truly wanted him to share in her happiness. One day, of course, he would find out; some day, even though she'd told Marianne not to do so, the office phone would ring and Marianne would answer it and blurt out that Lucile had been 'away' for a month.. but rather perversely, this sword of Damocles hanging over Lucile's head simply added an unexpected little twinge of excitement to each day went by."
Francoise Sagan, La Chamade
