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If he came up boldly and took you by the throat and shouted that he would force you to love him—well, then you would feel no fear at all. You would know exactly how to deal with him. Isn't it, perhaps, something of that kind?" IF HE CAME UP BOLDLY AND TOOK YOU BY THE THROAT AND SHOUTED HE WOULD FORCE YOU TO LOVE HIM WELL THEN YOU WOULD FEEL NO FEAR AT ALL YOU WOULD KNOW EXACTLY HOW TO DEAL WITH HIM ISN'T IT PERHAPS SOMETHING OF THAT KIND
 been with your father for months now." "But that was in London; and up here it's different—I mean, I feel that it may be different. Life in a place like this blows away the restraints of the artificial life at home. I know, oh, I know what I'm saying. I feel all untied in a place like this; the rigidity of one's nature begins to melt and flow. Surely you must understand what I mean!" "Of course I understand," I replied, yet not wishing to encourage her in her present line of thought, "and it's a grand experience—for a short time. But you're overtired to-night, Joan, like the rest of us. A few days in this air will set you above all fears of the kind you mention." Then, after a moment's silence, I added, feeling I should estrange her confidence altogether if I blundered any more and treated her like a child— "I think, perhaps, the true explanation is that you pity him for loving you, and at the same time you feel the repulsion of the healthy, vigorous animal for what is weak and timid. SEVERELY YOU KNOW HIM WELL HE'S BEEN WITH YOUR FATHER FOR MONTHS NOW BUT THAT WAS IN LONDON AND UP HERE IT'S DIFFERENT I MEAN I FEEL THAT IT MAY BE DIFFERENT LIFE IN A PLACE LIKE THIS BLOWS AWAY THE RESTRAINTS OF THE ARTIFICIAL LIFE AT HOME I KNOW OH I KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING I FEEL ALL UNTIED IN A PLACE LIKE THIS THE RIGIDITY OF ONE'S NATURE BEGINS TO MELT AND FLOW SURELY YOU MUST UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN OF COURSE I UNDERSTAND I REPLIED YET NOT WISHING TO ENCOURAGE HER IN HER PRESENT LINE OF THOUGHT AND IT'S A GRAND EXPERIENCE FOR A SHORT TIME BUT YOU'RE OVERTIRED TO NIGHT JOAN LIKE THE REST OF US A FEW DAYS IN THIS AIR WILL SET YOU ABOVE ALL FEARS OF THE KIND YOU MENTION THEN AFTER A MOMENT'S SILENCE I ADDED FEELING THAT I SHOULD ESTRANGE HER CONFIDENCE ALTOGETHER IF I BLUNDERED ANY MORE AND TREATED HER LIKE A CHILD I THINK PERHAPS THE TRUE EXPLANATION IS THAT YOU PITY HIM FOR LOVING YOU AND AT THE SAME TIME YOU FEEL THE REPULSION OF THE HEALTHY VIGOROUS ANIMAL FOR WHAT IS WEAK AND TIMID
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