Everythingwaschanging，bothwithinthemandaroundthem，andtheybelievedthattheirheartwouldknownochange。Oh，whatchildren，whatchildrenalways！\"Ah，notchildren，butwhatmenrather！Weknowthesefluctuationsinouraffections。Anditisbecauseweareafraidofourownfragilitythatwecalltoouraidtheprotectionoflaws，towhichsubmissionisnoslavery，asitisvoluntarysubmission。
Naturedoesnotknowtheselaws，butitisbythemthatwedistinguishourselvesfromNatureandthatweriseaboveit。
Therockonwhichwetreadcrumblestodust，theskyaboveourheadsisneverthesameaninstant，but，inthedepthofourhearts，thereisthemorallaw——andthatneverchanges！
Inordertoreplytotheseparadoxes，whereshallwegoinsearchofourarguments？WecangotoGeorgeSandherself。Afewyearslater，duringherintercoursewithLamennals，shewroteherfamous_LettresaMarcie_for_LeMonde_。Sheaddressesherselftoanimaginarycorrespondent，toawomansupposedtobesufferingfromthatagitationandimpatiencewhichshehadexperiencedherself。
\"Youaresad，\"saysGeorgeSandtoher，\"youaresuffering，andyouareboredtodeath。\"Wewillnowtakenoteofsomeoftheadviceshegivestothiswoman。Shenolongerbelievesthatitbelongstohumandignitytohavethelibertyofchanging。