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Chapter 44

           Neitherofushastheintuitivehumanityofwomankind,sowearenottoblame."Hesaiditquitewithoutgallantry,asasimplestatement.Lilywouldnotmeetmyeyes.Herfacewasinshadow.Sheworenojewelry,noornament;simplythewhitedress,likeafigureinatableausymbolizingPurity."ButthenIhadanexperiencethatledmetounderstandwhatLilywasjustsaidtoyou.JustthenshepaidusthecomplimentofmakingGodmale.ButIthinksheknows,asallintelligentwomendo,thatallprofounddefinitionsofGodareessentiallydefinitionsofthemother.Ofgivingthings.Sometimesthestrangestgifts.Becausethereligiousinstinctisreallytheinstincttodefinewhatevergiveseachsituation."Hesettledbackinhischair."IthinkItoldyouthatwhenmodernhistorybecausethatchauffeurstoodfordemocracy,equality,progressstruckdeDeukansdownin1922Iwasabroad.IwasinfactintheremotenorthofNorway,inpursuitofbirdsortobemoreexact,birdsounds.YouknowthatcountlessrarebirdsbreedupthereontheArctictundra.Iamlucky.Ihaveperfectpitch.Ihadbythattimepublishedoneortwopapersontheproblemsofaccuratelynotatingbird’scriesandsongs.IhadevenbegunasmallscientificcorrespondencewithmenlikeDr.VanOortofLeiden,theAmericanA.A.Saunders.TheAlexandersinEngland.Sointhesummerof1922IleftParisforthreemonthsintheArctic.

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