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judicious propitiation of the accepted favorite。 



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     ;I   wouldn't   mind   playing   Virtue   Rewarded   myself�察  �young   woman�察─�

said Blanche�察 �at such a scale of prices。          I would do it even to so slow an 

audience as old Lambert。          But you see�察�it isn't my line。 Don't forget your 

humble friends when you come into your property�察�that's all。;                  Then the 

tender coterie of innocents entered on some preliminary consideration of 

wedding´dresses。 

     When Emilia came home�察�she dismissed the whole matter lightly as a 

settled thing�察�evaded all talk with Aunt Jane�察�and coolly said to Kate that 

she   had   no   objection   to   Mr。   Lambert�察  �and   might   as   well   marry   him   as 

anybody else。 

     ;I am not like you and Hal�察�you know�察─�said she。             ;I have no fancy for 

love in a cottage。      I never look well in anything that is not costly。 I have 

not a taste that does not imply a fortune。           What is the use of love�拭�One 

marries for love�察�and is unhappy ever after。           One marries for money�察�and 

perhaps gets love after all。       I dare say Mr。 Lambert loves me�察�though I do 

not see why he should。; 

     ;I fear he does�察─�said Kate�察�almost severely。 

     ;Fear�拭─�said Emilia。 

     ;Yes�察─�said Kate。       ;It is an unequal bargain�察�where one side does all 

the loving。; 

     ;Don't be troubled�察─�said Emilia。         ;I dare say he will not love me long。 

Nobody ever did� ─       �And her eyes filled with tears which she dashed away 

angrily�察�as she ran up to her room。 

     It was harder yet for her to talk with Hope�察�but she did it�察�and that in a 

very serious mood。        She had never been so open with her sister。 

     ;Aunt   Jane    once   told   me�察─  �she  said�察  �that  my    only   safety   was  in 

marrying a good man。         Now I am engaged to one。; 

     ;Do you love him�察�Emilia�拭─�asked Hope�察�gravely。 

     ;Not much�察─�said Emilia�察�honestly。          ;But perhaps I shall�察�by and by。; 

     ;Emilia�察─    �cried  Hope�察    �there   is  no   such   thing   as  happiness    in  a 

marriage without love。; 

     ;Mine     is  not  without   love�察─  �the  girl  answered。    ;He    loves  me。    It 

frightens me to see how much he loves me。 I can have the devotion of a 



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lifetime�察�if I will。 Perhaps it is hard to receive it in such a way�察�but I can 

have it。 Do you blame me very much�拭─�

     Hope hesitated。       ;I cannot blame   you so much�察�my child�察─�she said�察�

;as if I thought it were money for which you cared。 It seems to me that 

there must be something beside that�察�and yet; 

     ;O   Hope�察  �how   I   thank   you�察─  �interrupted   Emilia。    ;It   is   not   money。 

You know I do not care about money�察�except just to buy my clothes and 

things。    At   least�察  �I   do   not   care   about   so   much   as   he   has��more   than   a 

million dollars�察�only think�       �Perhaps they said two million。 Is it wrong for 

me to marry him�察�just because he has that�拭─�

     ;Not if you love him。; 

     ;I do not exactly love him�察�but O Hope�察�I cannot tell you about it。 I am 

not so frivolous as you think。         I want to do my duty。 I want to make you 

happy too�此     �you have been so sweet to me。; 

     ;Did you think it would make me happy to have you married�拭─�asked 

Hope�察�surprised�察�and kissing again and again the young�察�sad face。 And the 

two girls went upstairs together�察�brought for the moment into more sisterly 

nearness by the very thing that had seemed likely to set them forever apart。 



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                             CHAPTER XIII。 



                              DREAMING DREAMS。 

     SO short was the period between Emilia's betrothal and her marriage�察�

that Aunt Jane's sufferings over trousseau and visits did not last long。 Mr。 

Lambert's society was the worst thing to bear。 

     ;He makes such long calls� ─�she said�察�despairingly。           ;He should bring 

an almanac with him to know when the days go by。; 

     ;But Harry and Philip are here all the time�察─�said Kate�察�the accustomed 

soother。 

     ;Harry is quiet�察�and Philip keeps out of the way lately�察─�she answered。 

;But I always thought lovers the most inconvenient thing about a house。 

They are more troublesome than the mice�察�and all those people who live in 

the wainscot�察�for though the lovers make less noise�察�yet you have to see 

them。; 

     ;A necessary evil�察�dear�察─�said Kate�察�with much philosophy。 

     ;I am  not sure�察─�said   the complainant。       ;They  might be   excluded   in 

the deed of a house�察�or by the terms of the lease。 The next house I take�察�I 

shall say to the owner�察�'Have you a good well of water on the premises�拭�

Are you troubled with rats or lovers��' That will settle it。; 

    It was true�察�what Aunt Jane said about Malbone。             He had changed his 

habits   a   good   deal。  While   the   girls   were   desperately   busy   about   the 

dresses�察  �he   beguiled   Harry   to   the   club�察  �and   sat   on   the   piazza�察  �talking 

sentiment and sarcasm�察�regardless of hearers。 

     ;When   we   are   young�察─  �he   would   say�察   �we   are   all   idealists   in   love。 

Every imaginative boy has such a passion�察�while his intellect is crude and 

his senses indifferent。     It is the height of bliss。 All other pleasures are not 

worth its pains。     With older men this ecstasy of the imagination is rare�察�it 

is the senses that clutch or reason which holds。; 

     ;Is that an improvement�拭─�asked some juvenile listener。 

     ;No� ─�said Philip�察�strongly。      ;Reason is cold and sensuality hateful�察�a 

man of any feeling must feed his imagination�察�there must be a woman of 



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whom he can dream。; 

     ;That is�察─�put in some more critical auditor�察 �whom he can love as a 

woman loves a man。; 

     ;For   want   of   the   experience   of   such   a   passion�察─  �Malbone   went   on�察�

unheeding�察 �nobody comprehends Petrarch。                Philosophers and sensualists 

all refuse to believe that his dream of Laura went on�察�even when he had a 

mistress and a child。       Why not�拭�Every one must have something to which 

his dreams can cling�察�amid the degradations of actual life�察�and this tie is 

more real than the degradation�察�and if he holds to the tie�察�it will one day 

save him。; 

     ;What is the need of the degradation�拭─�put in the clear´headed Harry。 

     ;None�察  �except   in   weakness�察─  �said     Philip。   ;A   stronger   na
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