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English
1823
She has not got a stage child  if she ever had one, she has left it on somebody else's doorstep which, presuming there was no water handy to drown it in, seems to be about the most sensible thing she could have done with it. She is not oppressively good. She never wants to be "unhanded" or "let to pass." SHE HAS NOT GOT A STAGE CHILD IF SHE EVER HAD ONE SHE IS LEFT IT ON SOMEBODY'S DOORSTEP WHICH PRESUMING THERE IS NO WATER HANDY TO DROWN IT SEEMS TO BE ABOUT THE MOST SENSIBLE THING SHE COULD HAVE DONE WITH IT SHE IS NOT OPPRESSIVELY GOOD SHE NEVER WANTS TO BE UNHANDED OR LET TO PASS
, too, if it were not for the heroine. The adventuress makes the most complete arrangements for being noble and self-sacrificing--that is, for going away and never coming back, and is just about to carry them out, when the heroine, who has a perfect genius for being in the wrong place at the right time, comes in and spoils it all. No stage adventuress can be good while the heroine is about. The sight of the heroine rouses every bad feeling in her breast. We can sympathize with her in this respect. The heroine often affects ourselves in precisely the same way. There is a good deal to be said in favor of the adventuress. True, she possesses rather too much sarcasm and repartee to make things quite agreeable round the domestic hearth, and when she has got all her clothes on there is not much room left in the place for anybody else; but taken on the whole she is decidedly attractive. She has grit and go in her. She is alive. She can do something to help herself besides calling for "George. H BETTER WOMAN TOO IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE HEROINE THE ADVENTURESS MAKES THE MOST COMPLETE ARRANGEMENTS FOR BEING NOBLE AND SELF SACRIFICING THAT IS FOR GOING AWAY AND NEVER COMING BACK AND IT IS JUST ABOUT TO CARRY THEM OUT WHEN THE HEROINE WHO HAS A PERFECT GENIUS FOR BEING IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME COMES IN AND SPOILS IT ALL NO STAGE ADVENTURESS CAN BE GOOD WHILE THE HEROINE IS ABOUT THE SIGHT OF THE HEROINE ROUGES EVERY BAD FEELING IN HER BREAST WE CAN SYMPATHIZE WITH HER IN THIS RESPECT THE HEROINE OFTEN AFFECTS OURSELVES IN PRECISELY THE SAME WAY THERE IS A GOOD DEAL TO BE SAID IN FAVOUR OF THE ADVENTURESS TRUE SHE POSSESSES RATHER TOO MUCH SARCASM AND REPARTEE TO MAKE THINGS QUITE AGREEABLE ROUND THE DOMESTIC HEARTH AND WHEN SHE HAS GOT ALL HER CLOTHES ON THERE IS MUCH NOT MUCH ROOM LEFT IN THE PLACE FOR ANYBODY ELSE BUT TAKEN ON THE WHOLE SHE IS DECIDEDLY ATTRACTIVE SHE HAS GRIT AND GO IN HER SHE IS ALIVE SHE CAN DO SOMETHING TO HELP HERSELF BESIDES CALLING FOR GEORGE
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