‘[Renée Vivien] also had a few lovers. She may have been faithful to Hélène during their official liaison, but in 1907 the Baronne left her for another woman. After a period of depression, Pauline turned into a minor seductress. Among her lovers were two courtesans—one of whom was Emilienne d’Alençon’
— Suzanne Rodriguez, Wild Heart: A Life (2002)















