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"The Love of Long Ago" is a touching novella by Guy de Maupassant that explores themes of nostalgia, lost love, and the passage of time. The story follows the protagonist as he reminisces about a passionate romance from his youth, reflecting on the intensity of feelings that have since faded. Through beautifully crafted prose, Maupassant delves into the ways love can shape our lives and the bittersweet nature of memories, ultimately questioning whether the emotions of the past can ever truly be recaptured. This poignant narrative captures the essence of longing and the enduring impact of first love.

								


The young girl caught the old woman's trembling hands in her own.

“Hold your tongue, I beg of you, grandmamma!”

And, on her knees, with tears in her eyes, she prayed to Heaven to bestow on her a great passion, one sole, eternal passion in accordance with the dream of modern poets, while the grandmother, kissing her on the forehead, quite imbued still with that charming, healthy reason with which gallant philosophers tinctured the thought of the eighteenth century, murmured:

“Take care, my poor darling! If you believe in such folly as that, you will be very unhappy.”
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