Young beauties promised a glorious future often start out in the role of victim; the story of Genevi ve de Brabant or of Griselda are not as innocent as it would seem; love and suffering are intertwined in a troubling way; woman is assured of the most delicious triumphs when falling to the bottom of abjection; whether it be a question of God or a man, the little girl learns that by consenting to the most serious renunciations, she will become all powerful: she takes pleasure in a masochism that promises her supreme conquests.