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Chapter 26

           Ibelieveyouhavesomethingnoblerinyournature,Geoffrey,thanIhaveinmineanindefinablesomethingthatrecoilsfrommeandmytheoriesdespiteyourwishandwill.Perhapsifyouhadgivenwaytothatfeelingintime,youwouldneverhavemarriedme.Youspeakoftheloveliestsideoflovetomethereisnolovelysideitisallcoarseandhorrible!YouandIforinstanceculturedmanandwomanwecannot,inmarriage,getaflightbeyondthecommonemotionsofHodgeandhisgirl!"Shelaughedviolently,andshudderedinmyarms."Whatliarsthepoetsare,Geoffrey!Theyoughttobesentencedtolife-longimprisonmentfortheirperjuries!Theyhelptomouldthecredulousbeliefsofawoman’sheart;inherearlyyouthshereadstheirdeliciousassurances,andimaginesthatlovewillbealltheyteachathingdivineandlastingbeyondearthlycountings;thencomesthecoarsefingerofproseonthebutterfly-wingofpoesy,andthebitternessandhideousnessofcompletedisillusion!"

           Iheldherstillinmyarmswiththefiercegraspofamanclingingtoasparerehedrownsinmid-ocean.

           "ButIloveyouSibyl!mywife,Iloveyou!"Isaid,withapassionthatchokedmyutterance.

           "Youlovemeyes,Iknow,buthow?Inawaythatisabhorrenttoyourself!"shereplied"Itisnotpoeticloveitisman’slove,andman’sloveisbrutelove.Soitissoitwillbesoitmustbe.Moreoverthebrute-lovesoontiresandwhenitdiesoutfromsatietythereisnothingleft.

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