You know, much as I don't want to think about it, there probably was at least an element of that to it. Which makes it even worse, naturally.

It's true. I don't understand what it is with people finding Camille so pretty. I mean, he's not hideous, or anything, but really, he's quite ordinary-looking. Maybe it's because it fits so well with the ridiculous narrative of Camille and Saint-Just vying for Robespierre's soul or some such nonsense - because then he and Saint-Just are symmetrical - but I don't know...