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"It is true," said he; "that is the love of women." "To a man," she went on, dully, "it means to take some woman  the nearest woman who isn't actually deformed  and to make pretty speeches to her and to make her love him. IT IS TRUE SAID HE THAT IS THE LOVE OF WOMEN TO A MAN SHE WENT ON DULLY IT MEANS TO TAKE SOME WOMAN THE VERY NEAREST WOMAN WHO IS ACTUALLY DEFORMED AND TO MAKE PRETTY SPEECHES TO HER AND TO MAKE HER LOVE HIM
ng oddly. "I have heard it rumoured in many foolish tales and jingling verses," said Kennaston, after a little, "that a thing called love exists in the world. And I have also heard, Kathleen, that it sometimes enters into the question of marriage. It appears that I was misinformed." "No," she answered, slowly, "there is a thing called love. I think women are none the better for knowing it. To a woman, it means to take some man--some utterly commonplace man, perhaps--perhaps, only an idle _poseur_ such as you are, Felix--and to set him up on a pedestal, and to bow down and worship him; and to protest loudly, both to the world and to herself, that in spite of all appearances her idol really hasn't feet of clay, or that, at any rate, it is the very nicest clay in the world. For a time she deceives herself, Felix. Then the idol topples from the pedestal and is broken, and she sees that it is all clay, Felix--clay through and through--and her heart breaks with it." Kennaston bowed his head. FACED HIM WITH AN UNEASY DEFIANCE HE WAS SMILING ODDLY I HAVE HEARD IT RUMOURED IN MANY FOOLISH TABLES AND JINGLING VERSES SAID CONNASTON AFTER A LITTLE THAT A THING CALLED LOVE EXISTS IN THE WORLD AND I HAVE ALSO HEARD KATHLEEN THAT IT SOMETIMES ENTERS INTO THE QUESTION OF MARRIAGE IT APPEARS THAT I WAS MISINFORMED NO SHE ANSWERED SLOWLY THERE IS A THING CALLED LOVE I THINK WOMEN ARE NONE THE BETTER FOR KNOWING IT TO A WOMAN IT MEANS TO TAKE SOME MAN SOME UTTERLY COMMONPLACE MAN PERHAPS PERHAPS ONLY AN IDLE POSURE SUCH AS YOU ARE FELIX AND TO SET HIM UP ON A PEDESTAL AND TO BOW DOWN AND WORSHIP HIM AND TO PROTEST LOUDLY BOTH TO THE WORLD AND TO HERSELF THAT IN SPITE OF ALL APPEARANCES HER IDOL REALLY HASN'T FEED OF CLAY OR THAT AT ANY RATE IT IS THE VERY NICEST CLAY IN THE WORLD FOR A TIME SHE DECEIVES HERSELF FELIX THEN THE IDOL TOPPLES FROM THE PEDESTAL AND IS BROKEN AND SHE SEES THAT IT IS ALL CLAY FELIX CLAY THROUGH AND THROUGH AND HER HEART BREAKS WITH IT CONNASTON BOWED HIS HEAD
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