18 From the moment his eyes fell upon Mademoiselle d’Epinay, they never left her beautiful face and graceful figure. Mohammad Reza Bey spoke as if addressing her directly, and when Padéry translated, the ambassador remained captivated, his gaze fixed on Mademoiselle d’Epinay. He excused himself from the group, explaining that his meals, which he claimed were halal, were delivered to his room from an outside restaurant. Mohammad Reza Bey asked Padéry to join him at another table, where he inquired about the beautiful young woman. Padéry informed him that she was Mademoiselle d’Epinay, the seventeen-year-old daughter of Madame de Roussy. She was strikingly beautiful, raised in refined Parisian society, accustomed to its pleasures, a devout
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