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" By listening to me politely ? Yes, you regard all the smaller conventionalities." D U THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. " I do. I have no pretence to transcend humanity. My contempt for the individual includes my individual self. I try to regard all the smaller conventionalities, and to some of them I am really attached. BY LISTENING TO ME POLITELY YES YOU REGARD ALL THE SMALLER CONVENTIONALITIES I DO I HAVE NO PRETENSE TO TRANSCEND HUMANITY MY CONTEMPT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL INCLUDES MY INDIVIDUAL SELF I TRY TO REGARD ALL THE SMALLER CONVENTIONALITIES AND TO SOME OF THEM I AM REALLY ATTACHED
en" — she gasped and caught her breath — " our child ! " " Well, go on ! " " Now I don't know whether you love me THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. 33 or not — I don't even know whether I love you, because I am afraid of you so. But I know that there's a change. You used even to go to church with me. You were not always locked up in the laboratory. Even now you are good to me ; you give me more money than I can spend ; you give me presents ; you are considerate for me, and do things to please me. But I'm shut out of your real life. Oh, Gabriel, I hate science ! " " You should not do that, dear," said the doctor, blandly. "My interest in you is largely scientific." " Don't ! " she said, pathetically, not irri- tably. " Don't look at me as if I were a specimen. Don't be just interested in me. I'm a woman. It wasn't for the money and comfort that I married you. I loved you. You loved me once, Gabriel ; science did not stand first ; you used to make concessions to me." " I am making concessions now. AS ALWAYS TIRED AND THERE WAS THAT TROUBLE WITH MY SISTER MATILDA YOU GAVE ME ALL THAT MONEY COULD GIVE AND THEN SHE GASPED AND CAUGHT HER BREATH OUR CHILD WELL GO ON NOW I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU LOVE ME OR NOT I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHETHER I LOVE YOU BECAUSE I'M AFRAID OF YOU SO BUT I KNOW THAT THERE'S A CHANGE YOU USED EVEN TO GO TO CHURCH WITH ME YOU WERE NOT ALWAYS LOCKED UP IN THE LABORATORY EVEN NOW YOU ARE GOOD TO ME YOU GIVE ME MORE MONEY THAN I CAN SPEND YOU GIVE ME PRESENTS YOU'RE CONSIDERATE FOR ME AND DO THINGS TO PLEASE ME BUT I'M SHUT OUT OF YOUR REAL LIFE OH GABRIEL I HATE SCIENCE YOU SHOULD NOT DO THAT DEAR SAID THE DOCTOR BLANDLY MY INTEREST IN YOU IS LARGELY SCIENTIFIC DON'T SHE SAID PATHETICALLY NOT IRRITABLY DON'T LOOK AT ME AS IF I WERE A SPECIMEN DON'T BE JUST INTERESTED IN ME I'M A WOMAN IT WASN'T FOR THE MONEY AND COMFORT THAT I MARRIED YOU I LOVED YOU YOU LOVED ME ONCE GABRIEL SCIENCE DID NOT STAND FIRST YOU USED TO MAKE CONCESSIONS TO ME I'M MAKING CONCESSIONS NOW
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