That which is evil , therefore , makes the beautiful flower (sex ) rotten in some way . The evil is perhaps adultery or fornication . We see reference to the darkness again when Baudelaire 's male character in The Balcony infers that he would not have the same sexual feelings toward her today were it not for her bewitching qualities , i .e 'Your languid beauties now would move me not did not your gentle heart and body cast the old spell of those happy...











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