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was a question which he had sometimes asked himself�察�without having the 

materials to construct a reply。 

     With imagination thus touched and heart unfilled�察�this man had been 

bewitched from the very first moment by Emilia。                   He kept it to himself�察�

and   heard   in   silence   the   criticisms   made   at   the   club´windows。   To   those 

perpetual   jokes   about   marriage�察  �which   are   showered   with   such   graceful 

courtesy about the path of widowers�察�he had no reply�察�or at most would 

only    admit    that   he  needed     some    elegant    woman      to  preside    over   his 

establishment�察�and that he had better take her young�察�as having habits less 

fixed。   But   in   his   secret   soul   he   treasured   every  tone   of   this   girl's   voice�察�

every   glance   of   her   eye�察  �and   would   have   kept   in   a   casket   of   gold   and 

diamonds the little fragrant glove she once let fall。 He envied the penniless 

and brainless boys�察�who�察�with ready gallantry�察�pushed by him to escort her 

to her carriage�察�and he lay awake at night to form into words the answer he 

ought   to   have   made�察  �when   she   threw   at   him   some   careless   phrase�察  �and 

gave him the opportunity to blunder。 

     And she�察�meanwhile�察�unconscious of his passion�察�went by him in her 



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beauty�察  �and   caught   him   in   the   net   she   never   threw。   Emilia   was   always 

piquant�察�because she was indifferent�察�she had never made an effort in her 

life�察�and she had no respect for persons。           She was capable of marrying for 

money�察�perhaps�察�but the sacrifice must all be completed in a single vow。 

She would not   tutor nor  control   herself for  the purpose。  Hand   and heart 

must be duly transferred�察�she supposed�察�whenever the time was up�察�but till 

then she must be free。 

     This with her was not art�察�but necessity�察�yet the most accomplished art 

could have devised nothing so effectual to hold her lover。 His strong sense 

had always   protected   him  from  the tricks of   matchmaking   mammas   and 

their   guileless   maids。    Had   Emilia   made   one   effort   to   please   him�察  �once 

concealed a dislike�察�once affected a preference�察�the spell might have been 

broken。     Had she been his slave�察�he might have become a very unyielding 

or a very heedless despot。 Making him her slave�察�she kept him at the very 

height of bliss。 This king of railways and purchaser of statesmen�察�this man 

who made or wrecked the fortunes of others by his whim�察�was absolutely 

governed by a reckless�察�passionate�察�inexperienced�察�ignorant girl。 

     And   this   passion   was   made   all   the   stronger   by   being   a   good   deal 

confined to   his own breast。         Somehow it   was very  hard for him  to   talk 

sentiment   to   Emilia�察  �he   instinctively   saw   she   disliked   it�察  �and   indeed   he 

liked   her   for   not   approving   the   stiff   phrases   which   were   all   he   could 

command。   Nor   could   he   find   any   relief   of   mind   in   talking   with   others 

about her。 It enraged him to be clapped on the back and congratulated by 

his compeers�察�and he stopped their coarse jokes�察�often rudely enough。                    As 

for the young men at the club�察�he could not bear to hear them mention his 

darling's    name�察   �however      courteously。     He    knew    well   enough     that  for 

them the betrothal had neither dignity nor purity�察�that they held it to be as 

much a matter of bargain and sale as their worst amours。                    He would far 

rather have talked to the theological professors whose salaries he paid�察�for 

he saw that they had a sort of grave�察�formal tradition of the sacredness of 

marriage。 And he had a right to claim that to him it was sacred�察�at least as 

yet�察�all the ideal side of his nature was suddenly developed�察�he walked in a 

dream�察�he even read Tennyson。 



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     Sometimes        he   talked   a   little  to  his  future   brother´in´law�察     �Harry�察�

assuming�察�as lovers are wont�察�that brothers see sisters on their ideal side。 

This   was   quite   true   of   Harry   and   Hope�察  �but   not   at   all   true   as   regarded 

Emilia。      She     seemed     to  him    simply    a  beautiful    and    ungoverned      girl 

whom he could not respect�察�and whom he therefore found it very hard to 

idealize。   Therefore   he   heard   with   a   sort   of   sadness   the   outpourings   of 

generous devotion from John Lambert。 

     ;I   don't   know   how  it is�察  �Henry�察─  �the   merchant   would gravely  say�察   �I 

can't get rightly used to it�察�that I feel so strange。 Honestly�察�now�察�I feel as if 

I was beginning life over again。 It ain't a selfish feeling�察�so I know there's 

some good in it。 I used to be selfish enough�察�but I ain't so to her。 You may 

not think it�察�but if it would make her happy�察�I believe I could lie down and 

let her carriage roll over me。 By ´�察�I would build her a palace to live in�察�

and keep the lodge at the gate myself�察�just to see her pass by。 That is�察�if she 

was to live in it alone by herself。 I couldn't stand sharing her。                  It must be 

me or nobody。; 

     Probably   there      was    no   male    acquaintance      of  the   parties�察  �however 

hardened�察  �to   whom   these   fine   flights   would   have   seemed   more   utterly 

preposterous   than   to   the   immediate   friend   and   prospective   bridesmaid�察�

Miss   Blanche   Ingleside。         To   that   young   lady�察  �trained   sedulously   by   a 

devoted mother�察�life was really a serious thing。                It meant the full rigor of 

the   marriage   market�察  �tempered   only   by   dancing   and   new   dresses。   There 

was     a  stern   sense    of  duty   beneath     all  her   robing    and   disrobing�察    �she 

conscientiously        did    what    was    expected     of   her�察  �and    took    her   little 

amusements meanwhile。              It was supposed that most of the purchasers in 

the   market   preferred   slang   and   bare   shoulders�察  �and   so   she   favored   them 

with plenty of both。          It was merely the law of supply and demand。 Had 

John Lambert once hinted that he would accept her in decent black�察�she 

would have gone to the next ball as a Sister of Charity�察�but where was the 

need of it�察�when she and her mother both knew that�察�had she appeared as 

the   Veiled   Prophet   of   Khorassan�察  �she   would   not   have   won   him�拭  �So   her 

only     resource     was    a  cheerful     acquiescence       in  Emilia's     luck�察  �and    a 

judicious propitiation of the accepted favorite。 



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