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English
1823
Of late, however, this trusting hopefulness of his, as expressed in the beautiful lines we have quoted, appears to have forsaken him. OF LATE HOWEVER THIS TRUSTING HOPEFULNESS OF HIS AS EXPRESSED IN THESE BEAUTIFUL LINES WE HAVE QUOTED APPEARS TO HAVE FORSAKEN HIM
 and smack at him, and score off him all through the act, but he can never answer them back--can never think of anything clever to say in return. "Ha! ha! wait till Monday week," is the most brilliant retort that he can make, and he has to get into a corner by himself to think of even that. The stage villain's career is always very easy and prosperous up to within a minute of the end of each act. Then he gets suddenly let in, generally by the comic man. It always happens so. Yet the villain is always intensely surprised each time. He never seems to learn anything from experience. A few years ago the villain used to be blessed with a hopeful and philosophical temperament, which enabled him to bear up under these constantly recurring disappointments and reverses. It was "no matter," he would say. Crushed for the moment though he might be, his buoyant heart never lost courage. He had a simple, child-like faith in Providence. "A time will come," he would remark, and this idea consoled him. E AND INSULTING THINGS TO HIM AND SMACK AT HIM AND SCORE OFF HIM ALL THROUGH THE ACT BUT HE CAN NEVER ANSWER THEM BACK CAN EVER THINK OF ANYTHING CLEVER TO SAY IN RETURN HA HA WAIT TILL MONDAY WEEK IS THE MOST BRILLIANT RETORT THAT HE CAN EVER MAKE AND HE HAS TO GET INTO A CORNER ALL BY HIMSELF TO THINK OF THAT THE STAGE VILLAIN'S CAREER IS ALWAYS VERY EASY AND PROSPEROUS UP TO WITHIN A MINUTE OF THE END OF EACH ACT THEN HE GETS SUDDENLY LET IN GENERALLY BY THE COMING MAN IT ALWAYS HAPPENS SO YET THE VILLAIN IS ALWAYS INTENSELY SURPRISED EACH TIME HE NEVER SEEMS TO LEARN ANYTHING FROM EXPERIENCE A FEW YEARS AGO THE VILLAIN USED TO BE BLESSED WITH A HOPEFUL AND PHILOSOPHICAL TEMPERAMENT WHICH ENABLED HIM TO BEAR UP UNDER THESE CONSTANTLY RECURRING DISAPPOINTMENTS AND REVERSES IT WAS NO MATTER HE WOULD SAY CRUSHED FOR THE MOMENT THOUGH HE MIGHT BE HIS BUOYANT HEART NEVER LOST COURAGE HE HAD A SIMPLE CHILDLIKE FAITH IN PROVIDENCE A TIME WILL COME HE WOULD REMARK AND THIS IDEA CONSOLED HIM
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