He and Josette were of the same class but probably would have had a dull life. Like most aristocrats, B would have had his mistresses but Angelique did not want to settle for that role in life.
Amen to that! I love the chemistry between Angelique & Baranbas, always have. I've always felt that she was more of a "woman" to him, while Josette reminded me more of a spoiled & whiney little girl. After a few years married to Josette, I could just hear her saying "not tonight dear, I have a headache!" I never felt there was any chemistry between them either. Where as whenever he was with Angelique, you could almost see the sparks flying across the room. The passion between them was great.
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Also, its evident that deep down in his subconscious that perhaps, he does still feel that same hot passion for Angelique, as we will later come to see in another storyline, which proves it was there all along.