She had just finished bathing, and the joy of bathing made her whole body rejuvenated with life. She seemed to be filled with delicate, gentle joy. The meandering curves of the graceful body flow softly. Her face revealed a delicate lust that was soft and innocent, without the slightest pretense. On her lips there is no solemn solemnity—solemn solemnity under the awe-inspiring passion of righteousness, nor the enthusiasm and splendor of "Apollo in Jupiter's Temple," nor the fusion of these two looks like "Apollo of the Watchtower." Venus's lips, with a mischievous, yet pure, loving tender desire. The corners of her slightly raised mouths, upturned or half-opened and closed. The smile that always ripples on the lips, the trembling and sensitive curve forged by the irrepressible passion, the tongue that presses against the lower lip, as if in the drowsiness of soft joy, expresses love, a quiet love.
Her eyes seemed heavy and dizzy with pleasure. Her small forehead, gradually fading from the sides into the moving bulging and slightly tilted brow bone, expresses simple and gentle emotions. Her neck was plump, as if gasping for joy, and the graceful soft curves snaked through to merge with her entire perfect form. Her form was indeed perfect. She was half sitting and half up from a shell. The fullness, roundness and beauty of the body does not in any way detract from the vitality that gives all this aura the life it has. The position of her wonderful arm is natural, casual and spontaneous, and perhaps in all ancient sculptures, this is the most outstanding personification of Venus, the misty god of desire. Her angular, pear-shaped human body was always a virgin. Her gesture itself is gentle and humble.
To Mary
My dear Mary: I had to make my own decision without your consent, and I had to do so. If I'm wrong, then blame me; if I'm right, kiss me. As for me, right or wrong, I don't know anything, and I can only judge right and wrong while things unfold. Anyway, here at least we can avoid the trouble of asking for an introduction. You're going to meet Mrs. Hopner, who has a very good heart, who looks beautiful, who is gentle as an angel. At the same time, if she could have been smarter, she would have been the second Mary. However, she is not as perfect as you. Her bright and beautiful eyes are very similar to yours, shining the same light, and her behavior is exactly the same as when you know and love someone. ...... Kiss two blue-eyed babies on my behalf. Don't let William forget me, Ka is still too young and ignorant to remember me.
Attached: Mary to Shelley
My dear Shelley: Although I was overwhelmed with grief, I immediately wrote the letter of debunking the rumor. The letter is enclosed herewith. If the task of copying is not too terrible, please copy it for you, I really can't do anything about it myself. Please copy down the fragment of your letter that involves this false accusation, which I tried to copy down, but I failed to do so. I think it's better for me to die than to do that. I'll send you the last letter from Elise. Please attach this letter together, or not, and do as you think it is better. alas! Oh my dearest friend, I wrote to you last night with all sorts of mixed feelings. Our boat was indeed overwhelmed by the storm, but please love me as always. May God take my two returned children, so that we will have enough perseverance to fight back against our enemies... Goodbye, dearest, please cherish yourself. Either way, I'm all right. For me, the stimulus has passed, and I despise this slander, but I should never let it last forever without argument. Sir Byron refused to believe in shameless slander. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to him for his kindness. And then again: please don't think I'm not cautious because I once talked about Claire's illness in Naples. This is good to face up to the facts. They're all cunning people, and they're vicious at the same time. I re-read the letter that I had written at that time, but it must have been better and more appropriate to express the initial feelings after reading the letter at that time.