Izinto eziphathekayo zinokufikelela, ngelinye ixesha, ukubaluleka kweyona nkumbulo icacileyo. Ukuncipha, ukulangazelela okanye uthando kunokumilisa ngevumba labo ezo zingubo zihlala kwimizimba engasekhoyo.
Kwaye oku kwenzeka ngendlela eyahlukileyo kumntu ngamnye. Ku-Eleonora, uninzi lwempahla yakhe, igcinwe ikhuselekile kwimidlalo yebhola ekhatywayo, yenza elidlulileyo eligutyungelwe lityala kunye nokudana. Uninzi lwezi blawuzi, iziketi okanye iilokhwe zihlala kwigunjana lendlu eFlorence, apho u-Eleonora wachitha ixesha elininzi lobukho bakhe.
Ngoku yintombi yakhe, uCorinne, ohlala e-Italiya, ngokuyinxenye efuna kude nomama wakhe ngokwasemzimbeni nangokweemvakalelo. Iimfihlo zabo, amatyala abo asalindelwe kunye neempazamo zabo ezifanayo ziyayifihla indlela yoxolelwaniso.
Kodwa umama akaze anikezele ekuphulukaneni nentombi yakhe. Ukuzithethelela, iingubo zakhe ezivela kuFlorence ziba zizihambisi zenyaniso yakhe, yeemoto ezibalulekileyo ezamkhokelela ekoyisweni noloyiso.
KuCorinne, ukuqonda ukuba umama wakhe u-Eleonora uyile ndlela ayiyo kwaye wayeyile ndlela wayeyiyo enzonzobileni nangokweemvakalelo. Umahluko wabalinganiswa wenza ukuba oluvelwano lungenzeki, kuhlala kunzima ngakumbi phakathi kwabo badityaniswe kukuqhelana.
Ukuqonda kusenokwenzeka ukuza. Ngexesha elithile, phakathi kweengubo ezindala zikanina, mhlawumbi uCorinne unokufumana umyalezo olungileyo, uthando lokwenyani ngendlela umama wakhe anokuthi aluthande ngayo.
Ekugqibeleni, olu lwalamano lukhethekileyo, luzele imiphetho, luba lolwethu kakhulu. Uthando luyinkimbinkimbi, umbono wosapho uhlala ucinga, ngaxa lithile, uqhekeko oluyimfuneko apho uthando kunye nenkululeko yomntu ngamnye ayinakulinganiswa.
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