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In being his own, they were invested with a greater charm than another man's castle. Here he had smoked and studied, here he had made many a glorious voyage into the land of books. IN BEING HIS OWN THEY WERE INVESTED WITH A GREATER CHARM THAN ANOTHER MAN'S CASTLE HERE HE HAD SMOKED AND STUDIED HERE HE HAD MADE MANY A GLORIOUS VOYAGE INTO THE LAND OF BOOKS
irtue and tenderness. To this day there remained a secret shrine in his heart wherein the Lady of his young ideal was still enthroned, although it was long since he had come to perceive she had nothing whatever in common with the Nora of reality. For the real Nora he had no longer any sentiment, she had passed altogether out of his life and thoughts; and yet, so permanent is all influence, whether good or evil, that the effect she wrought upon his character remained. He recognized tonight that her treatment of him in the past did not count for nothing among the various factors which had determined his fate. Now, the past of only last year returned, and, strangely enough, this seemed farther removed from him than all the rest. He had been particularly strong, well, and happy this time last year. Nora was dismissed from his mind, and he had thrown all his energies into his work. His tastes were sane and simple, and his dingy, furnished rooms had become through habit very pleasant to him. ABLE ATTRIBUTE OF VIRTUE AND TENDERNESS TO THIS DAY THERE REMAINED A SECRET SHRINE IN HIS HEART WHEREIN THE LADY OF HIS YOUNG IDEAL WAS STILL ENTHRONED ALTHOUGH IT WAS LONG SINCE HE HAD COME TO PERCEIVE SHE HAD NOTHING WHATEVER IN COMMON WITH THE NORAH OF REALITY FOR THE REAL NORAH HE HAD NO LONGER ANY SENTIMENT SHE HAD PASSED ALTOGETHER OUT OF HIS LIFE AND THOUGHTS AND YET SO PERMANENT IS ALL INFLUENCE WHETHER GOOD OR EVIL THAT THE EFFECT SHE WROUGHT UPON HIS CHARACTER REMAINED HE RECOGNISED TO NIGHT THAT HER TREATMENT OF HIM IN THE PAST DID NOT COUNT FOR NOTHING AMONG THE VARIOUS FACTORS WHICH HAD DETERMINED HIS FATE NOW THE PAST OF ONLY LAST YEAR RETURNED AND STRANGELY ENOUGH THIS SEEMED FARTHER REMOVED FROM HIM THAN ALL THE REST HE HAD BEEN PARTICULARLY STRONG WELL AND HAPPY THIS TIME LAST YEAR NORAH WAS DISMISSED FROM HIS MIND AND HE HAD THROWN ALL HIS ENERGIES INTO HIS WORK HIS TASTES WERE SANE AND SIMPLE AND HIS DINGY FURNISHED ROOMS HAD BECOME THROUGH HABIT VERY PLEASANT TO HIM
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