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and    his  weaknesses�察     �when    they   hurt  you   most�拭   �If   he   were   to  lie  a 

querulous invalid for twenty years�察�would you be able to fold him in your 

arms all that time�察�and comfort him�察�as a mother comforts her little child�拭─�

The woman drew her breath heavily。 

     ;Oh�察�I love him  absolutely�         �I would be glad to die�察 �if only I   could 

once know that he loved me better than anything in the world� ─�

     The woman stood looking down at her。               ;Have you never thought of 

that other woman�察�whether she could not perhaps make his life as perfect 

as you�拭─�she asked�察�slowly。 

     ;Oh�察�no woman ever could be to him what I would be。                    I would live 

for him。 He belongs to me。;          She bent herself forward�察�not crying�察�but her 

shoulders moving。         ;It is such a terrible thing to be a woman�察�to be able 

to do nothing and say nothing� ─�

     The woman put her hand on her shoulder�察�the younger woman looked 

up into her face�察�then the elder turned away and stood looking into the fire。 

There   was   such   quiet�察  �you   could   hear   the   clock   tick   above   the   writing´ 

table。 

     The   woman   said�此      �There   is   one   thing   I   can   do   for   you。 I   do   not 

know if it will be of any useI will do it。;         She turned away。 

     ;Oh�察�you are so great and good�察�so beautiful�察�so different from other 

women�察  �who   are   always   thinking   only   of   themselves�         �Thank   you   so 

much。      I know I can trust you。        I couldn't have told my mother�察�or any 

one but you。;      ;Now you must go�察�I have my work to finish。; 

     The younger woman put her arms round her。                  ;Oh�察�you are so good 

and beautiful� ─�

     The silk dress and the fur cloak rustled out of the room。 

     The woman who was left alone walked up and down�察�at last faster and 

faster�察�till the drops stood on her forehead。           After a time she went up to 



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the   table�察  �there   was   written   illegibly   in   a   man's   hand   on   a   fragment   of 

manuscript paper�此         �Can I come to see you this afternoon�拭─             �Near it was 

a closed and addressed envelope。             She opened it。        In it were written the 

words�此      �Yes�察�please�察�come。; 

     She tore it across and wrote the words�此             �No�察�I shall not be at liberty。; 

     She closed them in an envelope and addressed them。                   Then she rolled 

up   the   manuscript   on   the   table   and   rang   the   bell。  She   gave   it   to   the 

servant。     ;Tell the boy to give this to his master�察�and say the article ends 

rather    abruptly�察   �they   must   state   it  is  to  be  continued�察   �I  will  finish   it 

tomorrow。       As   he  passes    No。   20   let  him   leave   this  note   there。;    The 

servant went out。        She walked up and down with her hands folded above 

her head。 

     。。。 

     Two months after�察�the older woman stood before the fire。                     The door 

opened suddenly�察�and the younger woman came in。 

     ;I had to comeI couldn't wait。           You have heard�察�he was married this 

morning�拭      �Oh�察�do you think it is true�拭         �Do help me� ─        �She put out her 

hands。 

     ;Sit down。      Yes�察�it is quite true。; 

     ;Oh�察�it is so terrible�察�and I didn't know anything�                �Did you ever say 

anything to him�拭─        �She caught the woman's hands。 

     ;I   never saw  him  again   after the day  you   were   here��so  I   could   not 

speak to him��but I did what I could。;             She stood looking passively into 

the fire。 

     ;And they say she is quite a child�察�only eighteen。                 They say he only 

saw her three times before he proposed to her。               Do you think it is true�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�it is quite true。; 

     ;He can't love her。        They say he's only marrying her for her rank and 

her money。; 

     The woman turned quickly。 

     ;What right have you to say that�拭             �No one but I know him。             What 

need   has   he   of   any   one's   rank   or   wealth�拭�He   is   greater   than   them   all� �

Older women may have failed him�察�he has needed to turn to her beautiful�察�

fresh�察  �young   life   to   compensate   him。     She   is   a   woman   whom   any   man 



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might have loved�察�so young and beautiful�察�her family are famed for their 

intellect。    If he trains her�察�she may make him a better wife than any other 

woman would have done。; 

     ;Oh�察  �but   I   can't   bear   itI   can't   bear   it� ─�The   younger   woman   sat 

down in the chair。       ;She will be his wife�察�and have his children。; 

     ;Yes。;     The   elder   woman   moved   quickly。       ;One   wants   to   have   the 

child�察�and lay its head on one's breast and feed it。;              She moved quickly。 

;It would not matter if another woman bore it�察�if one had it to take care 

of。;    She moved restlessly。 

     ;Oh�察�no�察�I couldn't bear it to be hers。        When I think of her I feel as if I 

were dying�察�all my fingers turn cold�察�I feel dead。              Oh�察�you were only his 

friend�察�you don't know� ─�

     The older spoke softly and quickly�察 �Don't you feel a little gentle to her 

when you think she's going to be his wife and the mother of his child�拭                   �I 

would like to put my arms round her and touch her once�察�if she would let 

me。     She is so beautiful�察�they say。; 

     ;Oh�察�I could never bear to see her�察�it would kill me。              And they are so 

happy together today�         �He is loving her so� ─�

     ;Don't you want him to be happy�拭─             �The older woman looked down 

at her。    ;Have you never loved him�察�at all�拭─�

     The younger woman's face was covered with her hands。                     ;Oh�察�it's so 

terrible�察 �so   dark�  �and   I  shall   go   on   living   year  after   year�察 �always   in   this 

awful pain�      �Oh�察�if I could only die� ─�

     The    older    woman      stood   looking    into   the   fire�察 �then   slowly    and 

measuredly she said�察 �There are times�察�in life�察�when everything seems dark�察�

when the brain reels�察�and we cannot see that there is anything but death。 

But�察�if we wait long enough�察�after long�察�long years�察�calm comes。                   It may 

be we cannot say it was well�察�but we are contented�察�we accept the past。 

The struggle is ended。         That day may come for you�察�perhaps sooner than 

you think。;      She spoke slowly and with difficulty。 

     ;No�察�it can never come for me。           If once I have loved a thing�察�I love it 

for ever。    I can never forget。; 

     ;Love is not the only end in life。        There are other things to live for。; 

     ;Oh�察�yes�察�for you�       �To me love is everything� ─�



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     ;Now�察�you must go�察�dear。; 

     The younger woman stood up。             ;It has been such a comfort to talk to 

you。    I think I should have killed myself if I had not come。             You help me 

so。    I shall always be grateful to you。; 

     The older woman took her hand。 

     ;I want to ask something of you。; 

     ;What is it�拭─�

     ;I cannot quite explain to you。         You will not understand。          But there 

are times when something more terrible can come into a life than it should 

lose what it loves。      If you have had a dream of what life ought to be�察�and 

you try to make it real�察�and you fail�察�and something you have killed out in 

your heart for long years wakes up and cries�察�'Let each man play his own 

game�察�and care nothing for the hand of his fellow�             �Each man for himself。 

So the game must be played��' and you doubt all you have lived for�察�and the 

ground   seems   washing   out   under   your   feet。;      She   paused。     ;Such   a 

time has come to me now。           If you would promise me that if ever another 

woman comes to seek your help�察�you will give it to her�察�and try to love her 

for my sake�察�I think it will help me。          I think I should be able to keep my 

faith。; 

     ;Oh�察�I will do anything you ask me to。           You are so good and great。; 

     ;Oh�察�good and great��if you knew�           �Now go�察�dear。; 

     ;I have not kept you from your work�察�have I�拭─�

     ;No�察�I have not been working lately。          Good´by�察�dear。; 

     The younger woman went�察�and the elder knelt down by the chair�察�and 

wailed like a little child when you have struck it and it does not dare to cry 

loud。 

     A year after�察�it was early spring again。 

     The woman sat at her desk writing�察�behind her the fire burnt brightly。 

She was writing a leading article on the causes which in differing peoples 

lead to the adoption of Free Trade or Protectionist principles。 

     The woman wrote on quickly。            After a while the servant entered and 

laid a pile of letters on the table。      ;Tell the boy I shall have done in fifteen 

minutes。;     She wrote on。       Then she caught sight of the writing on one of 

the letters。   She put down her pen�察�and opened it。            It ran so�此�



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     ;Dear Friend��I am writing to you�察�because I know you will rejoice to 

hear of my great happiness。           Do you remember how you told me that day 

by the fire to wait�察�and after long�察�long years I should see that all was for 

the   best�拭   �That   time   has   come   sooner   tha

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