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Handsome, brilliant, wise, tender, graceful, accomplished, rich, and famous, I looked at him, without the spectacles, in surprise, and admiration, and wondered how your neighbor over the way had been so entirely untouched by his homage. HANDSOME BRILLIANT WISE TENDER GRACEFUL ACCOMPLISHED RICH AND FAMOUS I LOOKED AT HIM WITHOUT THE SPECTACLES IN SURPRISE AND ADMIRATION AND WONDERED HOW YOUR NEIGHBOR OVER THE WAY HAD BEEN SO ENTIRELY UNTOUCHED BY HIS HOMAGE
peak to her, but it was only the sign of delicate feminine consciousness. She knew his love, and honored it, although she could not understand it nor return it. I looked closely at her, and I saw that although all the world had exclaimed at her indifference to such homage, and had declared it was astonishing she should lose so fine a match, she would only say simply and quietly-- "'If Shakespeare loved me and I did not love him, how could I marry him?' "Could I be misanthropical when I saw such fidelity, and dignity, and simplicity? "You may believe that I was especially curious to look at that old lover of hers, through my glasses. He was no longer young, you know, when I came, and his fame and fortune were secure. Certainly I have heard of few men more beloved, and of none more worthy to be loved. He had the easy manner of a man of the world, the sensitive grace of a poet, and the charitable judgment of a wide-traveller. He was accounted the most successful and most unspoiled of men. D LOVER PASSED BY OR PAUSED TO SPEAK TO HER BUT IT WAS ONLY THE SIGN OF DELICATE FEMININE CONSCIOUSNESS SHE KNEW HIS LOVE AND HONORED IT ALTHOUGH SHE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND IT NOR RETURN IT I LOOKED CLOSELY AT HER AND I SAW THAT ALTHOUGH ALL THE WORLD HAD EXCLAIMED AT HER INDIFFERENCE TO SUCH HOMAGE AND HAD DECLARED IT WAS ASTONISHING SHE SHOULD LOSE SO FINE A MATCH SHE WOULD ONLY SAY SIMPLY AND QUIETLY IF SHAKESPEARE LOVED ME AND I DID NOT LOVE HIM HOW COULD I MARRY HIM COULD I BE MISANTHROPICAL WHEN I SAW SUCH FIDELITY AND DIGNITY AND SIMPLICITY YOU MAY BELIEVE THAT I WAS ESPECIALLY CURIOUS TO LOOK AT THAT OLD LOVER OF HERS THROUGH MY GLASSES HE WAS NO LONGER YOUNG YOU KNOW WHEN I CAME AND HIS FAME AND FORTUNE WERE SECURE CERTAINLY I HAVE HEARD OF FEW MEN MORE BELOVED AND OF NONE MORE WORTHY TO BE LOVED HE HAD THE EASY MANNER OF A MAN OF THE WORLD THE SENSITIVE GRACE OF A POET AND THE CHARITABLE JUDGMENT OF A WIDE TRAVELLER HE WAS ACCOUNTED THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND MOST UNSPOILED OF MEN
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