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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 make even for a past 

love   the   most   generous   sacrifices   of   time�察  �convenience�察  �truth   perhaps�察�

everything�察�in short�察�but the present love。 To those who had given him all 

that an undivided heart can give he would deny nothing but an undivided 

heart   in   return。   The   misfortune   was   that   this   was   the   only   thing   they 

cared to possess。 

     This abundant and spontaneous feeling gave him an air of earnestness�察�



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without which he could not have charmed any  woman�察�and�察�least of   all�察�

one    like  Hope。     No    woman      really  loves   a  trifler�察 �she  must    at  least 

convince herself that he who trifles with others is serious with her。 Philip 

was never quite serious and never quite otherwise�察�he never deliberately 

got up a passion�察�for it was never needful�察�he simply found an object for 

his emotions�察�opened their valves�察�and then watched their flow。                To love a 

charming woman in her presence is no test of genuine passion�察�let us know 

how     much    you   long   for  her   in  absence。   This   longing    had   never   yet 

seriously troubled Malbone�察�provided there was another charming person 

within an easy walk。 

     If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to 

some   of   these   various   charmers�察  �first   or   last�察  �then   there   was   always   in 

reserve the pleasure of repentance。 He was very winning and generous in 

his repentances�察�and he enjoyed them so much they were often repeated。 

He did not pass for a weak person�察�and he was not exactly weak�察�but he 

spent his life in putting away temptations with one hand and pulling them 

back with the other。 There was for him something piquant in being thus 

neither innocent nor guilty�察�but always on some delicious middle ground。 

He   loved   dearly   to   skate   on   thin   ice��that   was   the   trouble��especially 

where he fancied the water to be just within his depth。 Unluckily the sea of 

life deepens rather fast。 

     Malbone had known Hope from her childhood�察�as he had known her 

cousins�察�but their love dated from their meetings beside the sickbed of his 

mother�察  �over   whom   he   had   watched   with   unstinted   devotion   for   weary 

months。 She had been very fond of the young girl�察�and her last earthly act 

was to place Hope's hand in Philip's。 Long before this final consecration�察�

Hope had won his heart more thoroughly�察�he fancied�察�than any woman he 

had ever seen。      The secret of this crowning charm was�察�perhaps�察�that she 

was a new sensation。        He had prided himself on his knowledge of her sex�察�

and   yet   here   was   a   wholly   new   species。  He   was   acquainted   with   the 

women of society�察�and with the women who only wished to be in society。 

But here was one who was in the chrysalis�察�and had never been a grub�察�and 

had no wish to be a butterfly�察�and what should he make of her�拭�He was 



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like a student of insects who had never seen a bee。                  Never had he known 

a young girl who cared for the things which this maiden sought�察�or who 

was not dazzled by things to which Hope seemed perfectly indifferent。 She 

was   not   a   devotee�察  �she   was   not   a   prude�察  �people   seemed   to   amuse   and 

interest her�察�she liked them�察�she declared�察�as much as she liked books。 But 

this very way  of putting the thing seemed like inverting the   accustomed 

order of affairs in the polite world�察�and was of itself a novelty。 

     Of course he had previously taken his turn for a while among Kate's 

admirers�察�but it was when she was very young�察�and�察�moreover�察�it was hard 

to get up anything like a tender and confidential relation with that frank 

maiden�察�she never   would have   accepted   Philip Malbone   for herself�察  �and 

she was by no means satisfied with his betrothal to her best beloved。 But 

that   Hope   loved   him   ardently   there   was   no   doubt�察  �however   it   might   be 

explained。       Perhaps it was some law of opposites�察�and she needed some 

one of lighter nature than her own。 As her resolute purpose charmed him�察�

so she may have found a certain fascination in the airy way in which he 

took hold   on life�察  �he was so full   of thought   and intelligence�察�possessing 

infinite leisure�察�and yet incapable of ennui�察�ready to oblige every one�察�and 

doing     so   many     kind   acts   at  so  little  personal     sacrifice�察  �always     easy�察�

graceful�察�lovable�察�and kind。 In her just indignation at those who called him 

heartless�察    �she   forgot    to  notice   that   his   heart   was    not   deep。   He    was 

interested   in   all   her   pursuits�察  �could   aid   her   in   all   her   studies�察  �suggest 

schemes for her benevolent desires�察�and could then make others work for 

her�察�and even work himself。 People usually loved Philip�察�even while they 

criticised him�察�but Hope loved him first�察�and then could not criticise him at 

all。 

     Nature   seems   always   planning   to   equalize   characters�察  �and   to   protect 

our friends from growing too perfect for our deserts。                   Love�察�for instance�察�

is   apt   to   strengthen   the   weak�察  �and   yet   sometimes   weakens   the   strong。 

Under   its   influence   Hope   sometimes   appeared   at   disadvantage。   Had   the 

object of her love been indifferent�察�the result might have been otherwise�察�

but her   ample   nature   apparently  needed to contract   itself   a   little�察 �to  find 

room  within   Philip's   heart。   Not   that   in   his   presence   she   became   vain   or 



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petty    or   jealous�察  �that   would     have    been    impossible。      She    only    grew 

credulous      and    absorbed     and    blind。   A   kind    of  gentle    obstinacy�察   �too�察�

developed itself in her nature�察�and all suggestion of defects in him fell off 

from  her   as   from  a   marble   image   of   Faith。     If   he   said   or   did   anything�察�

there was no appeal�察�that was settled�察�let us pass to something else。 

     I almost blush to admit that Aunt Janeof whom it could by no means 

be   asserted   that   she   was   a   saintly   lady�察  �but   only   a   very   charming   one 

rather rejoiced in this transformation。 

     ;I like it better�察�my dear�察─�she said�察�with her usual frankness�察�to Kate。 

;Hope was altogether too heavenly for my style。 When she first came here�察�

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