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Chapter 21. The History of a Self-Tormentor

           ButIwasrestlesslycurioustolookather—socuriousthatIfeltittobeoneofthefewsourcesofentertainmentlefttome.Itravelledalittle:travelleduntilIfoundmyselfinhersociety,andinyours.Yourdearfriend,Ithink,wasnotknowntoyouthen,andhadnotgivenyouanyofthosesignalmarksofhisfriendshipwhichhehasbestoweduponyou.

           InthatcompanyIfoundagirl,invariouscircumstancesofwhosepositiontherewasasingularlikenesstomyown,andinwhosecharacterIwasinterestedandpleasedtoseemuchoftherisingagainstswollenpatronageandselfishness,callingthemselveskindness,protection,benevolence,andotherfinenames,whichIhavedescribedasinherentinmynature.Ioftenhearditsaid,too,thatshehad‘anunhappytemper.’Wellunderstandingwhatwasmeantbytheconvenientphrase,andwantingacompanionwithaknowledgeofwhatIknew,IthoughtIwouldtrytoreleasethegirlfromherbondageandsenseofinjustice.IhavenooccasiontorelatethatIsucceeded.

           Wehavebeentogethereversince,sharingmysmallmeans.

           

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