· A desire that would counteract what she believed is George’s passion

· line 1: emotions are generally female and intellect  generally male – bridging things considered oppositional – she embodies paradoxes in the moment of self identification “ self called George Sand”

· struggle of masculine and feminine in George and struggle of soul and body in a single human entity

· George is a Christian martyr

· Her desire “I would…”

· I wish God would intervene

· Volta: “Drawing…” (stretched over 3 lines) “with holier light”

· Kiss children (innocence)

· Problem solved because her true spiritual self can be both (angels are sexless – she can embody both virtues of male and female).