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Chapter XXIII

           Inthevastmajorityofcasesitiswithoutdesignorguile.Theaveragewoman,controlledbyheraffectionsanddeeplyinlove,isnomorecapablethanachildofanythingsavesacrificialthoughtthedesiretogive;andsolongasthisstateendures,shecanonlydothis.ShemaychangeHellhathnofury,etc.butthesacrificial,yielding,solicitousattitudeismoreoftentheoutstandingcharacteristicofthemistress;anditisthisveryattitudeincontradistinctiontothegraspinglegalityofestablishedmatrimonythathascausedsomanywoundsinthedefensesofthelatter.Thetemperamentofman,eithermaleorfemale,cannothelpfallingdownbeforeandworshipingthisnonseeking,sacrificialnote.Itapproachesvastdistinctioninlife.Itappearstoberelatedtothatlastwordinart,thatlargenessofspiritwhichisthefirstcharacteristicofthegreatpicture,thegreatbuilding,thegreatsculpture,thegreatdecorationnamely,agiving,freelyandwithoutstint,ofitself,ofbeauty.HencethesignificanceofthisparticularmoodinAileen.

           AllthesubtletiesofthepresentcombinationweretroublingCowperwoodashefollowedButlerintotheroomupstairs.

           "Sitdown,sitdown.Youwon’ttakealittlesomethin’?Youneverdo.Iremembernow.Well,haveacigar,anyhow.Now,what’sthisthat’stroublin’youto-night?"

           Voicescouldbeheardfaintlyinthedistance,farofftowardthethickerresidentialsections.

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