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English
1823
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). 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
ith 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. Of late, however, this trusting hopefulness of his, as expressed in the beautiful lines we have quoted, appears to have forsaken him. We are sorry for this. We always regarded it as one of the finest traits in his character. The stage villain's love for the heroine is sublime in its steadfastness. She is a woman of lugubrious and tearful disposition, added to which she is usually incumbered with a couple of priggish and highly objectionable children, and what possible attraction there is about her we ourselves can never understand; but the stage villain--well, there, he is fairly mashed on her. Nothing can alter his affection.  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 OF LATE HOWEVER THIS TRUSTING HOPEFULNESS OF HIS AS EXPRESSED IN THESE BEAUTIFUL LINES WE HAVE QUOTED APPEARS TO HAVE FORSAKEN HIM WE ARE SORRY FOR THIS WE ALWAYS REGARDED IT AS ONE OF HIS FINEST TRAITS IN HIS CHARACTER THE STAGE VERN'S LOVE FOR THE HEROINE IS SUBLIME IN HIS STEADFASTNESS SHE IS A WOMAN OF LUGUBRIOUS AND TEARFUL DISPOSITION ADDED TO WHICH SHE IS USUALLY ENCUMBERED WITH A COUPLE OF PRIGGISH AND HIGHLY OBJECTIONABLE CHILDREN AND WHAT POSSIBLE ATTRACTION THERE IS ABOUT HER WE OURSELVES CAN NEVER UNDERSTAND BUT THE STAGE VILLAIN WELL THERE HE IS FAIRLY MASHED ON HER NOTHING CAN ALTER HIS AFFECTION
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