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1868
It was unfortunate, everyone agreed, that she had no family; with a child or two in the house, there is an unconscious check upon too free an indulgence in the truth. Children are given us to discourage our better emotions. IT WAS UNFORTUNATE EVERYONE AGREED THAT SHE HAD NO FAMILY WITH A CHILD OR TWO IN THE HOUSE THERE IS AN UNCONSCIOUS CHECK UPON TOO FREE AN INDULGENCE IN THE TRUTH CHILDREN HAVE GIVEN US TO DISCOURAGE OUR BETTER EMOTIONS
she had hoped for, her sister gave her a view of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is not quite the same thing. The revenge of an elder sister may be long in coming, but, like a South-Eastern express, it arrives in its own good time. The friends of the Woman tried to dissuade her from over-indulgence in the practice, but she said she was wedded to the truth; whereupon it was remarked that it was scarcely logical to be so much together in public. (No really provident woman lunches regularly with her husband if she wishes to burst upon him as a revelation at dinner. He must have time to forget; an afternoon is not enough.) And after a while her friends began to thin out in patches. Her passion for the truth was not compatible with a large visiting-list. For instance, she told Miriam Klopstock _exactly_ how she looked at the Ilexes' ball. Certainly Miriam had asked for her candid opinion, but the Woman prayed in church every Sunday for peace in our time, and it was not consistent. E OPERA TICKETS WHICH SHE HAD HOPED FOR HER SISTER GAVE HER A VIEW OF JERUSALEM FROM THE MOUNT OF OLIVES WHICH IS NOT QUITE THE SAME THING THE REVENGE OF AN ELDER SISTER MAY BE LONG IN COMING BUT LIKE A SOUTH EASTERN EXPRESS IT ARRIVES IN ITS OWN GOOD TIME THE FRIENDS OF THE WOMAN TRIED TO DISSUADE HER FROM OVER INDULGENCE IN THE PRACTICE BUT SHE SAID SHE WAS WEDDED TO THE TRUTH WHEREUPON IT WAS REMARKED THAT IT WAS SCARCELY LOGICAL TO BE SO MUCH TOGETHER IN PUBLIC NO REALLY PROVIDENT WOMAN LUNCHES REGULARLY WITH HER HUSBAND IF SHE WISHES TO BURST UPON HIM AS A REVELATION AT DINNER HE MUST HAVE TIME TO FORGET AN AFTERNOON IS NOT ENOUGH AND AFTER A WHILE HER FRIENDS BEGAN TO THIN OUT IN PATCHES HER PASSION FOR THE TRUTH WAS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE LARGE VISITING LIST FOR INSTANCE SHE TOLD MIRIAM KLOPSTOCK EXACTLY HOW SHE LOOKED AT THE AILEXES BALL CERTAINLY MIRIAM HAD ASKED FOR HER CANDID OPINION BUT THE WOMAN PRAYED IN CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY FOR PEACE IN OUR TIME AND IT WAS NOT CONSISTENT
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