Clearly she intends to indulge the fantasies about Gouvernail which she has apparently harbored in secret all summer, and she seems determined to turn them into more than fantasies.
If 'A Respectable Woman' had been written as a typical Victorian story, Mrs. Baroda would have kept Gouvernail at a distance to preserve her marriage. But that is not what happens. Chopin's women are not content to have their lives molded and shaped into the forms men design; they are not willing to accept traditions and rules which run counter to the innermost drives of their hearts. Mrs. Baroda decides that having a rich and full emotional life is more important than being a respectable woman.