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English
1823
The girl will call me insulting names when I pay her a visit, and will push me violently in the chest when I get near her; her golden haired infant will say I am a bad man and may even refuse to kiss me. THE GIRL WILL CALL ME INSULTING NAMES WHEN I PAY HER A VISIT AND WILL PUSH ME VIOLENTLY IN THE CHEST WHEN I GET NEAR HER GOLDEN HAIRED INFANT WILL SAY I AM A BAD MAN AND MAY EVEN REFUSE TO KISS ME
have just alluded. When he speaks to her he seizes her by the wrist and breathes what he's got to say into her ear, and it tickles and revolts her. The only thing in which he is good to her is in the matter of dress. He does not stint her in dress. The stage villain is superior to the villain of real life. The villain of real life is actuated by mere sordid and selfish motives. The stage villain does villainy, not for any personal advantage to himself, but merely from the love of the thing as an art. Villainy is to him its own reward; he revels in it. "Better far be poor and villainous," he says to himself, "than possess all the wealth of the Indies with a clear conscience. I will be a villain," he cries. "I will, at great expense and inconvenience to myself, murder the good old man, get the hero accused of the crime, and make love to his wife while he is in prison. It will be a risky and laborious business for me from beginning to end, and can bring me no practical advantage whatever. L CUSSEDNESS TO WHICH WE HAVE JUST ALLUDED WHEN HE SPEAKS TO HER HE SEIZES HER BY THE WRIST AND BREATHES WHAT HE HAS GOT TO SAY TO IT INTO HER EAR AND IT TICKLES AND REVOLTS HER THE ONLY THING IN WHICH HE IS GOOD TO HER IS THE MATTER OF DRESS HE DOES NOT STINT HER IN DRESS THE STAGE VILLAIN IS SUPERIOR TO THE VILLAIN OF REAL LIFE THE VILLAIN OF REAL LIFE IS ACTUATED BY MERE SORDID AND SELFISH MOTIVES THE STAGE VILLAIN DOES VILLAINY NOT FOR ANY PERSONAL ADVANTAGE TO HIMSELF BUT MERELY FROM THE LOVE OF A THING AS AN ART VILLAINY IS TO HIM ITS OWN REWARD HE REVELS IN IT BETTER FAR BE POOR AND VIRGINOUS HE SAYS TO HIMSELF THAN POSSESS ALL THE WEALTH OF THE INDIES WITH A CLEAR CONSCIENCE I WILL BE A VILLAIN HE CRIES I WILL AT GREAT EXPENSE AND INCONVENIENCE TO MYSELF MURDER THE GOOD MAN GET THE HERO ACCUSED OF THE CRIME AND MAKE LOVE TO HIS WIFE WHILE HE IS IN PRISON IT WILL BE RISKY AND A LABORIOUS BUSINESS FOR ME FROM THE BEGINNING TO END AND CAN BRING ME NO PRACTICAL ADVANTAGE WHATSOEVER
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