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"It is true," said Kennaston  "yes, very true that some men love in that fashion." There ensued a silence. It was a long silence, and under the tension of it Kathleen's composure snapped like a cord that has been stretched to the breaking point. "Yes, yes, yes!" IT IS TRUE SAID CONNASTON YES VERY TRUE THAT SOME MEN LOVE IN THAT FASHION THERE ENSUED A SILENCE IT WAS A LONG SILENCE AND UNDER THE TENSION OF IT KATHLEEN'S COMPOSURE SNAPPED LIKE A CORD THAT HAS BEEN STRETCHED TO THE BREAKING POINT YES YES YES
 the better for knowing it. To a woman, it means to take some man--some utterly commonplace man, perhaps--perhaps, only an idle _poseur_ such as you are, Felix--and to set him up on a pedestal, and to bow down and worship him; and to protest loudly, both to the world and to herself, that in spite of all appearances her idol really hasn't feet of clay, or that, at any rate, it is the very nicest clay in the world. For a time she deceives herself, Felix. Then the idol topples from the pedestal and is broken, and she sees that it is all clay, Felix--clay through and through--and her heart breaks with it." Kennaston bowed his head. "It is true," said he; "that is the love of women." "To a man," she went on, dully, "it means to take some woman--the nearest woman who isn't actually deformed--and to make pretty speeches to her and to make her love him. And after a while--" Kathleen shrugged her shoulders drearily. "Why, after a while," said she, "he grows tired and looks for some other woman.  THERE IS A THING CALLED LOVE I THINK WOMEN ARE NONE THE BETTER FOR KNOWING IT TO A WOMAN IT MEANS TO TAKE SOME MAN SOME UTTERLY COMMONPLACE MAN PERHAPS PERHAPS ONLY AN IDLE POSURE SUCH AS YOU ARE FELIX AND TO SET HIM UP ON A PEDESTAL AND TO BOW DOWN AND WORSHIP HIM AND TO PROTEST LOUDLY BOTH TO THE WORLD AND TO HERSELF THAT IN SPITE OF ALL APPEARANCES HER IDOL REALLY HASN'T FEED OF CLAY OR THAT AT ANY RATE IT IS THE VERY NICEST CLAY IN THE WORLD FOR A TIME SHE DECEIVES HERSELF FELIX THEN THE IDOL TOPPLES FROM THE PEDESTAL AND IS BROKEN AND SHE SEES THAT IT IS ALL CLAY FELIX CLAY THROUGH AND THROUGH AND HER HEART BREAKS WITH IT CONNASTON BOWED HIS HEAD IT IS TRUE SAID HE THAT IS THE LOVE OF WOMEN TO A MAN SHE WENT ON DULLY IT MEANS TO TAKE SOME WOMAN THE VERY NEAREST WOMAN WHO IS ACTUALLY DEFORMED AND TO MAKE PRETTY SPEECHES TO HER AND TO MAKE HER LOVE HIM AND AFTER A WHILE KATHLEEN SHRUGGED HER SHOULDERS DREARILY WHY AFTER A WHILE SAID SHE HE GROWS TIRED AND LOOKS FOR SOME OTHER WOMAN
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