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English
1823
His love sustains him under it all. He robs and forges, and cheats, and lies, and murders, and arsons. HIS LOVE SUSTAINS HIM UNDER IT ALL HE ROBS AND FORGES AND CHEATS AND LIES AND MURDERS AND ARSONS
r understand; but the stage villain--well, there, he is fairly mashed on her. Nothing can alter his affection. She hates him and insults him to an extent that is really unladylike. Every time he tries to explain his devotion to her, the hero comes in and knocks him down in the middle of it, or the comic man catches him during one or the other of his harassing love-scenes with her, and goes off and tells the "villagers" or the "guests," and they come round and nag him (we should think that the villain must grow to positively dislike the comic man before the piece is over). Notwithstanding all this he still hankers after her and swears she shall be his. He is not a bad-looking fellow, and from what we know of the market, we should say there are plenty of other girls who would jump at him; yet for the sake of settling down with this dismal young female as his wife, he is prepared to go through a laborious and exhaustive course of crime and to be bullied and insulted by every one he meets. HER WE OURSELVES CAN NEVER UNDERSTAND BUT THE STAGE VILLAIN WELL THERE HE IS FAIRLY MASHED ON HER NOTHING CAN ALTER HIS AFFECTION SHE HATES HIM AND INSULTS HIM TO AN EXTENT THAT IS REALLY UNLADYLIKE EVERY TIME HE TRIES TO EXPLAIN HIS DEVOTION TO HER THE HERO COMES IN AND KNOCKS HIM DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF IT OR THE COMIC MAN CATCHES HIM DURING ONE OR THE OTHER OF HIS HARASSING LOVE SCENES WITH HER AND GOES OFF AND TELLS THE VILLAGERS OR THE GUESTS AND THEY COME ROUND TO NAG HIM WE SHOULD THINK THAT THE VILLAIN MUST GROW TO POSITIVELY DISLIKE THE COMIC MAN BEFORE THE PIECE IS OVER NOTWITHSTANDING ALL THIS HE STILL HANKERS AFTER HER AND SWEARS SHE SHALL BE HIS HE IS NOT A BAD LOOKING FELLOW AND FROM WHAT WE KNOW OF THE MARKET WE SHOULD SAY THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER GIRLS WHO WOULD JUMP AT HIM YET FOR THE SAKE OF SETTLING DOWN WITH THIS DISMAL YOUNG FEMALE AS HIS WIFE HE IS PREPARED TO GO THROUGH A LABORIOUS AND EXHAUSTIVE COURSE OF CRIME AND TO BE BULLIED AND INSULTED BY EVERY ONE HE MEETS
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