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Is it a novel, an invention? ... Some will ask ... But you, ma lady, to whom I have this work, you alone could say: It is true.I know, you will never say this word, and perhaps for the first time you will raise your eyelashes affecting to believe the novel - It doesn't matter; however much you do, your conscience will not think so; in the recondite fibers of your heart, there will be those that will groan with pain, ... and let's say it, for remorse.Going back to the facts I exhibit, remembering those characters that you knew better than me, you alone can get a clear idea of my intention in going to the task of narrating the story of an unfortunate artist.You alone can know why I have made the dedication of it in secret to you - There are lessons that are repeated throughout life, and this which is your concern is one of them. The publication of this work is a protest against carelessness and inconstancy.