Stephan was secretive and a liar, but he was a very gentle and expert lover. She was the petted, cherished child, the desired mistress, the worshipped, perfumed goddess. She was all these things to Stephan - or so he made her believe.
Jean RhysI'm no use to anybody,' I say. 'I'm a cรฉrรฉbrale, can't you see that?' Thinking how funny a book would be, called 'Just a Cรฉrรฉbrale or You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming'. Only, of course, to be accepted as authentic, to carry any conviction, it would have to be written by a man. What a pity, what a pity!
Jean Rhys