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took from my pleasure�察�I could not bear that they had deserted her for me。 

I liked her great dreamy blue eyes�察�I liked her slow walk and drawl�察�when 

I   saw   her   sitting   among   men�察  �she   seemed   to   me   much   too   good   to   be 

among them�察�I would have given all their compliments if she would once 

have smiled at me as she smiled at them�察�with all her face breaking into 

radiance�察�with her dimples and flashing teeth。              But I knew it never could 

be�察�I felt sure she hated me�察�that she wished I was dead�察�that she wished I 

had   never   come   to   the   village。   She   did   not   know�察  �when   we   went   out 

riding�察�and a man who had always ridden beside her came to ride beside 

me�察�that I sent him away�察�that once when a man thought to win my favour 



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by ridiculing her slow drawl before me I turned on him so fiercely that he 

never   dared   come   before   me   again。       I   knew   she   knew   that   at   the   hotel 

men had made a bet as to which was the prettier�察�she or I�察�and had asked 

each man who came in�察�and that the one who had staked on me won。                               I 

hated them for it�察�but I would not let her see that I cared about what she 

felt towards me。 

     She and I never spoke to each other。 

     If   we   met   in   the   village   street   we   bowed   and   passed   on�察  �when   we 

shook   hands   we   did   so   silently�察  �and   did   not   look   at   each   other。  But   I 

thought she felt my presence in a room just as I felt hers。 

     At   last   the   time   for   my   going   came。    I   was   to   leave   the   next   day。 

Some one I knew gave a party in my honour�察�to which all the village was 

invited。 

     It was midwinter。        There was nothing in the gardens but a few dahlias 

and   chrysanthemums�察  �and   I   suppose   that   for   two   hundred   miles   round 

there was not a rose to be bought for love or money。                   Only in the garden 

of a friend of mine�察�in a sunny corner between the oven and the brick wall�察�

there was a rose tree growing which had on it one bud。                    It was white�察�and 

it had been promised to the fair haired girl to wear at the party。 

     The   evening   came�察  �when   I   arrived   and   went   to the   waiting´room�察  �to 

take   off   my   mantle�察  �I   found   the   girl   there   already。 She   was   dressed   in 

pure   white�察  �with   her   great   white   arms   and   shoulders   showing�察  �and   her 

bright hair glittering in the candle´light�察�and the white rose fastened at her 

breast。 She looked like a queen。            I said ;Good´evening�察─�and turned away 

quickly   to   the   glass   to   arrange   my   old   black   scarf   across   my   old   black 

dress。 

     Then I felt a hand touch my hair。 

     ;Stand still�察─�she said。 

     I looked in the glass。         She had taken the white rose from her breast�察�

and was fastening it in my hair。 

     ;How nice dark hair is�察�it sets off flowers so。;               She stepped back and 

looked at me。        ;It looks much better there� ─�

     I turned round。 

     ;You are so beautiful to me�察─�I said。 



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     ;Y´e´s�察─�she said�察�with her slow Colonial drawl�察 �I'm so glad。; 

     We stood looking at each other。 

     Then they came in and swept us away to dance。                  All the evening we 

did not come near to each other。           Only once�察�as she passed�察�she smiled at 

me。 

     The next morning I left the town。 

     I never saw her again。 

     Years afterwards I heard she had married and gone to America�察�it may 

or   may   not   be   sobut   the   rosethe   rose   is   in   the   box   still� �When   my 

faith   in  woman      grows    dim�察   �and   it  seems   that  for   want   of   love   and 

magnanimity she can play no part in any future heaven�察�then the scent of 

that     small    withered      thing    comes      back��spring      cannot     fail   us。 

Matjesfontein�察�South Africa。 



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      III。         ;THE POLICY IN FAVOUR 

                 OF PROTECTION;。 



    Was it Right��Was it Wrong�拭�

    A  woman   sat   at   her   desk   in   the   corner   of   a   room�察  �behind   her   a   fire 

burnt brightly。 

    Presently a servant came in and gave her a card。 

     ;Say I am busy and can see no one now。            I have to finish this article 

by two o'clock。; 

    The servant came back。          The caller said she would only keep her a 

moment�此     �it was necessary she should see her。 

    The woman rose from her desk。           ;Tell the boy to wait。      Ask the lady 

to come in。; 

    A   young   woman   in   a   silk   dress�察  �with   a   cloak   reaching   to   her   feet�察�

entered。 She was tall and slight�察�with fair hair。 

     ;I knew you would not mind。         I wished to see you so� ─�

    The woman offered her a seat by the fire。          ;May I loosen your cloak�拭� 

´the room is warm。; 

     ;I   wanted so   to   come   and see   you。  You   are the   only  person   in   the 

world who could help me�          �I know you are so large�察�and generous�察�and 

kind to other women� ─       �She sat down。      Tears stood in her large blue eyes�此�

she was pulling off her little gloves unconsciously。 

     ;You know Mr。; ��she mentioned the name of a well´known writer���此�

;I know you meet him often in your work。              I want you to do something 

for me� ─�

    The woman on the hearth´rug looked down at her。 

     ;I couldn't tell my father or my mother�察�or any one else�察�but I can tell 

you�察�though I know so little of you。        You know�察�last summer he came and 

stayed with us a month。        I saw a great deal of him。        I don't know if he 

liked me�察�I know he liked my singing�察�and we rode togetherI liked him 

more than any  man I   have ever seen。          Oh�察�you know  it isn't true that   a 

woman can only like a man when he likes her�察�and I thought�察�perhaps�察�he 



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liked me a little。      Since we have been in town we have asked�察�but he has 

never   come   to   see   us。   Perhaps   people   have   been   saying   something   to 

him about me。        You know him�察�you are always meeting him�察�couldn't you 

say   or   do   anything   for   me�拭─   �She   looked   up   with   her   lips   white   and 

drawn。      ;I feel sometimes as if I were going mad�             �Oh�察�it is so terrible to 

be a woman� ─        �The woman looked down at her。                ;Now I hear he likes 

another woman。         I don't know who she is�察�but they say she is so clever�察�

and writes。      Oh�察�it is so terrible�察�I can't bear it。; 

     The   woman   leaned   her   elbow   against   the   mantelpiece�察  �and   her   face 

against her hand。        She looked down into the fire。            Then she turned and 

looked at the younger woman。             ;Yes�察─�she said�察 �it is a very terrible thing 

to be a woman。;         She was silent。       She said with some difficulty�此           �Are 

you sure you love him�拭          �Are you sure it is not only the feeling a young 

girl   has   for   an   older   man   who   is   celebrated�察  �and   of   whom   every   one   is 

talking�拭─�

     ;I have been nearly mad。           I haven't slept for weeks� ─         �She knit her 

little   hands   together�察  �till   the   jewelled   rings   almost   cut   into   the   fingers。 

;He is everything to me�察�there is nothing else in the world。                You�察�who are 

so great�察�and strong�察�and clever�察�and who care only for your work�察�and for 

men as your friends�察�you cannot understand what it is when one person is 

everything to you�察�when there is nothing else in the world� ─�

     ;And what do you want me to do�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�I don't know� ─       �She looked up。        ;A woman knows what she can 

do。    Don't   tell   him   that   I   love   him。; She   looked   up   again。   ;Just   say 

something to him。         Oh�察�it's so terrible to be a woman�察�I can't do anything。 

You won't tell him exactly that I love him�拭             �That's the thing that makes a 

man hate a woman�察�if you tell it him plainly。; 

     ;If I speak to him I must speak openly。              He is my friend。         I cannot 

fence with him。        I have never fenced with him in my own affairs。;                 She 

moved as though she were going away from the fireplace�察�then she turned 

and   said�此    �Have   you   thought   of      what   love   is   between   a   man   and    a 

woman when it means marriage�拭               �That long�察�long life together�察�day after 

day�察�stripped of all romance and distance�察�living face to face�此              �seeing each 

other    as  a  man    sees   his  own    soul�拭   �Do    you    realize   that  the  end   of 



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marriage is to make the man and woman stronger than they were�察�and that 

if you cannot�察�when you are an old man and woman and sit by the fire�察�say�察�

'Life has been a braver and a freer thing for us�察�because we passed it hand 

in hand�察�than if we had passed through it alone��' it has failed�拭                �Do   you 

care for him enough to live for him�察�not tomorrow�察�but when he is an old�察�

faded man�察�and you an old�察�faded woman�拭               �Can you forgive him his sins 

and    his  weaknesses�察�

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