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The davenport scene from "Lolita". One Sunday morning, while Charlotte is at church, Humbert finds Lolita alone in the living room. She sits on the sofa next to him, eating an apple.

Sunday, June 1947

The davenport scene

One Sunday morning, while Charlotte is at church, Humbert finds Lolita alone in the living room. She sits on the sofa next to him, eating an apple. As she reads a magazine, she extends her legs across his lap. Humbert, in a state of intense excitement, uses the opportunity to achieve a secret, non-penetrative sexual climax while she remains oblivious, absorbed in her reading. He feels a sense of triumph and believes he has possessed her without harming her innocence.