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Quote #10
This is what everyone thought: Thérèse and Laurent would even be cited as a model couple. The whole Passage du Pont-Neuf praised the affection, the tranquil happiness and the endless honeymoon enjoyed by the couple. They alone knew how the corpse of Camille would lie between them. (24.16)
Thérèse and Laurent have succeeded in fooling everyone in the Passage du Pont-Neuf that they're the model couple. But their lies are unsustainable. Soon, the newlyweds find it impossible to pretend that they are happily married. They're just miserable, like every other married couple. (Ba-dum-tsh.)