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           Therehadneverbeenanythinglikehimbeforeorsince.Itmadeherspinetinglejusttoopenthebookandseethegameslist:Morphy—Lowenthal;Morphy—Harrwitz;Morphy—Anderssen,followedbydatesintheeighteen-fifties.MorphywouldstayupallnightinParisbeforehisgames,drinkingincafesandtalkingwithstrangers,andthenwouldplaythenextdaylikeashark—well-mannered,well-dressed,smiling,movingthebigpieceswithsmall,ladylike,blue-veinedhands,crushingoneEuropeanmasterafteranother.Someonehadcalledhim“theprideandthesorrowofchess.”IfonlyheandCapablancahadlivedatthesametimeandplayedeachother!ShebegangoingoveragamebetweenMorphyandsomeonenamedPaulsen,playedin1857.TheU.S.Championshipwouldbeinthreeweeks;itwastimeitwaswonbyawoman.Itwastimeshewonit.