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As they returned to the drawing-room, towards midnight, Madame de Renal murmured in his ear:'Are you leaving us, are you going away?'Julien answered with a sigh:'I must indeed go away, for I love you passionately; it is a sin ... and what a sin for a young priest!'Madame de Renal leaned upon his arm, bending towards him until her cheek felt the warmth of his.