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strange   to   say�察  �was   recognized   by   both   sexes��for   handsome   men   must 

often consent to be mildly hated by their own。                He had travelled much�察�

and   had   mingled   in   very   varied   society�察  �he   had   a   moderate   fortune�察  �no 

vices�察�no ambition�察�and no capacity of ennui。 

     He was fastidious and over´critical�察�it might be�察�in his theories�察�but in 

practice he was easily suited and never vexed。 

     He    liked   travelling�察   �and   he   liked    staying   at   home�察   �he   was    so 

continually occupied as to give an apparent activity to all his life�察�and yet 

he was never too busy to be interrupted�察�especially if the intruder were a 

woman or a child。         He liked to be with people of his own age�察�whatever 

their   condition�察   �he   also  liked   old   people   because     they   were   old�察 �and 

children   because   they   were   young。   In   travelling   by   rail�察  �he   would   woo 

crying babies out of their mothers' arms�察�and still them�察�it was always his 

back   that   Irishwomen   thumped�察  �to   ask   if   they   must   get   out   at   the   next 

station�察�and he might be seen handing out decrepit paupers�察�as if they were 

of    royal   blood    and   bore   concealed      sceptres   in   their  old   umbrellas。 

Exquisitely nice in his personal habits�察�he had the practical democracy of a 

good´natured   young   prince�察  �he   had   never   yet   seen   a   human   being   who 

awed him�察�nor one whom he had the slightest wish to awe。 His courtesy�察�

had�察�therefore�察�that comprehensiveness which we call republican�察�though it 

was really the least republican thing about him。 All felt its attraction�察�there 

was   really   no   one   who   disliked   him�察  �except   Aunt   Jane�察  �and   even   she 

admitted that he was the only person who knew how to cut her lead´pencil。 

     That cheerful English premier who thought that any man ought to find 

happiness enough in walking London streets and looking at the lobsters in 



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the fish´markets�察�was not more easily satisfied than Malbone。                 He liked to 

observe the groups of boys fishing at the wharves�察�or to hear the chat of 

their fathers about coral´reefs and penguins' eggs�察�or to sketch the fisher's 

little daughter awaiting her father at night on some deserted and crumbling 

wharf�察  �his   blue   pea´jacket   over   her   fair   ring´leted   head�察  �and   a   great   cat 

standing by with tail uplifted�察�her sole protector。             He liked the luxurious 

indolence of yachting�察�and he liked as well to float in his wherry among 

the fleet of fishing schooners getting under way after a three days' storm�察�

each    vessel   slipping    out  in  turn   from    the  closely   packed     crowd�察   �and 

spreading its white wings for flight。 He liked to watch the groups of negro 

boys and girls strolling by the window at evening�察�and strumming on the 

banjo��the only vestige of tropical life that haunts our busy Northern zone。 

But he liked just as well to note the ways of well´dressed girls and boys at 

croquet parties�察�or to sit at the club window and hear the gossip。                 He was 

a jewel of a listener�察�and was not easily bored even when Philadelphians 

talked about families�察�or New Yorkers about bargains�察�or Bostonians about 

books。   A   man     who   has   not   one   absorbing   aim   can   get    a   great  many 

miscellaneous things into each twenty´four hours�察�and there was not a day 

in which Philip did not make himself agreeable and useful to many people�察�

receive   many   confidences�察  �and   give   much   good´humored   advice   about 

matters of which he knew nothing。 His friends' children ran after him in 

the street�察�and he knew the pet theories and wines of elderly gentlemen。 

He said that he won their hearts by remembering every occurrence in their 

lives except their birthdays。 

     It was�察�perhaps�察�no drawback on the popularity of Philip Malbone that 

he   had   been   for   some   ten   years   reproached   as   a   systematic   flirt   by   all 

women with   whom he   did not happen at   the moment   to be   flirting。 The 

reproach was unjust�察�he had never done anything systematically in his life�察�

it was his temperament that flirted�察�not his will。 He simply had that most 

perilous of all seductive natures�察�in which the seducer is himself seduced。 

With     a  personal    refinement     that   almost    amounted      to  purity�察 �he   was 

constantly   drifting   into   loves   more   profoundly   perilous   than   if   they   had 

belonged to a grosser man。 Almost all women loved him�察�because he loved 



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almost all�察�he never had to assume an ardor�察�for he always felt it。 His heart 

was   multivalve�察  �he   could   love   a   dozen   at   once   in   various   modes   and 

gradations�察�press a dozen hands in a day�察�gaze into a dozen pair of eyes 

with    unfeigned     tenderness�察   �while    the  last  pair   wept   for  him�察   �he  was 

looking   into   the   next。   In   truth�察  �he   loved   to   explore   those   sweet   depths�察�

humanity is the highest thing to investigate�察�he said�察�and the proper study 

of   mankind     is  woman。      Woman       needs   to  be   studied   while    under   the 

influence   of   emotion�察  �let   us   therefore   have   the   emotions。   This   was   the 

reason he gave to himself�察�but this refined Mormonism of the heart was 

not based on reason�察�but on temperament and habit。 In such matters logic 

is only for the by´standers。 

     His very generosity harmed him�察�as all our good qualities may harm us 

when linked with bad ones�察�he had so many excuses for doing kindnesses 

to his friends�察�it was hard to quarrel with him if he did them too tenderly。 

He was no more capable of unkindness than of constancy�察�and so strongly 

did he fix the allegiance of those who loved him�察�that the women to whom 

he had caused most anguish would still defend him when accused�察�would 

have crossed the continent�察�if needed�察�to nurse him in illness�察�and would 

have   rained   rivers   of   tears   on   his   grave。 To   do   him   justice�察  �he   would 

have done almost as much for them��for any of them。                 He could torture a 

devoted heart�察�but only through a sort of half´wilful unconsciousness�察�he 

could not bear to see tears shed in his presence�察�nor to let his imagination 

dwell very much on those which flowed in his absence。 When he had once 

loved a woman�察�or even fancied that he loved her�察�he built for her a shrine 

that was never dismantled�察�and in which a very little faint incense would 

sometimes be found burning for years after�察�he never quite ceased to feel a 

languid thrill at the mention of her name�察�he would mak
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