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strange   to   say�察  �was   recognized   by   both   sexes��for   handsome   men   must 

often consent to be mildly hated by their own。                He had travelled much�察�

and   had   mingled   in   very   varied   society�察  �he   had   a   moderate   fortune�察  �no 

vices�察�no ambition�察�and no capacity of ennui。 

     He was fastidious and over´critical�察�it might be�察�in his theories�察�but in 

practice he was easily suited and never vexed。 

     He    liked   travelling�察   �and   he   liked    staying   at   home�察   �he   was    so 

continually occupied as to give an apparent activity to all his life�察�and yet 

he was never too busy to be interrupted�察�especially if the intruder were a 

woman or a child。         He liked to be with people of his own age�察�whatever 

their   condition�察   �he   also  liked   old   people   because     they   were   old�察 �and 

children   because   they   were   young。   In   travelling   by   rail�察  �he   would   woo 

crying babies out of their mothers' arms�察�and still them�察�it was always his 

back   that   Irishwomen   thumped�察  �to   ask   if   they   must   get   out   at   the   next 

station�察�and he might be seen handing out decrepit paupers�察�as if they were 

of    royal   blood    and   bore   concealed      sceptres   in   their  old   umbrellas。 

Exquisitely nice in his personal habits�察�he had the practical democracy of a 

good´natured   young   prince�察  �he   had   never   yet   seen   a   human   being   who 

awed him�察�nor one whom he had the slightest wish to awe。 His courtesy�察�

had�察�therefore�察�that comprehensiveness which we call republican�察�though it 

was really the least republican thing about him。 All felt its attraction�察�there 

was   really   no   one   who   disliked   him�察  �except   Aunt   Jane�察  �and   even   she 

admitted that he was the only person who knew how to cut her lead´pencil。 

     That cheerful English premier who thought that any man ought to find 

happiness enough in walking London streets and looking at the lobsters in 



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the fish´markets�察�was not more easily satisfied than Malbone。                 He liked to 

observe the groups of boys fishing at the wharves�察�or to hear the chat of 

their fathers about coral´reefs and penguins' eggs�察�or to sketch the fisher's 

little daughter awaiting her father at night on some deserted and crumbling 

wharf�察  �his   blue   pea´jacket   over   her   fair   ring´leted   head�察  �and   a   great   cat 

standing by with tail uplifted�察�her sole protector。             He liked the luxurious 

indolence of yachting�察�and he liked as well to float in his wherry among 

the fleet of fishing schooners getting under way after a three days' storm�察�

each    vessel   slipping    out  in  turn   from    the  closely   packed     crowd�察   �and 

spreading its white wings for flight。 He liked to watch the groups of negro 

boys and girls strolling by the window at evening�察�and strumming on the 

banjo��the only vestige of tropical life that haunts our busy Northern zone。 

But he liked just as well to note the ways of well´dressed girls and boys at 

croquet parties�察�or to sit at the club window and hear the gossip。                 He was 

a jewel of a listener�察�and was not easily bored even when Philadelphians 

talked about families�察�or New Yorkers about bargains�察�or Bostonians about 

books。   A   man     who   has   not   one   absorbing   aim   can   get    a   great  many 

miscellaneous things into each twenty´four hours�察�and there was not a day 

in which Philip did not make himself agreeable and useful to many people�察�

receive   many   confidences�察  �and   give   much   good´humored   advice   about 

matters of which he knew nothing。 His friends' children ran after him in 

the street�察�and he knew the pet theories and wines of elderly gentlemen。 

He said that he won their hearts by remembering every occurrence in their 

lives except their birthdays。 

     It was�察�perhaps�察�no drawback on the popularity of Philip Malbone that 

he   had   been   for   some   ten   years   reproached   as   a   systematic   flirt   by   all 

women with   whom he   did not happen at   the moment   to be   flirting。 The 

reproach was unjust�察�he had never done anything systematically in his life�察�

it was his temperament that flirted�察�not his will。 He simply had that most 

perilous of all seductive natures�察�in which the seducer is himself seduced。 

With     a  personal    refinement     that   almost    amounted      to  purity�察 �he   was 

constantly   drifting   into   loves   more   profoundly   perilous   than   if   they   had 

belonged to a grosser man。 Almost all women loved him�察�because he loved 



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almost all�察�he never had to assume an ardor�察�for he always felt it。 His heart 

was   multivalve�察  �he   could   love   a   dozen   at   once   in   various   modes   and 

gradations�察�press a dozen hands in a day�察�gaze into a dozen pair of eyes 

with    unfeigned     tenderness�察   �while    the  last  pair   wept   for  him�察   �he  was 

looking   into   the   next。   In   truth�察  �he   loved   to   explore   those   sweet   depths�察�

humanity is the highest thing to investigate�察�he said�察�and the proper study 

of   mankind     is  woman。      Woman       needs   to  be   studied   while    under   the 

influence   of   emotion�察  �let   us   therefore   have   the   emotions。   This   was   the 

reason he gave to himself�察�but this refined Mormonism of the heart was 

not based on reason�察�but on temperament and habit。 In such matters logic 

is only for the by´standers。 

     His very generosity harmed him�察�as all our good qualities may harm us 

when linked with bad ones�察�he had so many excuses for doing kindnesses 

to his friends�察�it was hard to quarrel with him if he did them too tenderly。 

He was no more capable of unkindness than of constancy�察�and so strongly 

did he fix the allegiance of those who loved him�察�that the women to whom 

he had caused most anguish would still defend him when accused�察�would 

have crossed the continent�察�if needed�察�to nurse him in illness�察�and would 

have   rained   rivers   of   tears   on   his   grave。 To   do   him   justice�察  �he   would 

have done almost as much for them��for any of them。                 He could torture a 

devoted heart�察�but only through a sort of half´wilful unconsciousness�察�he 

could not bear to see tears shed in his presence�察�nor to let his imagination 

dwell very much on those which flowed in his absence。 When he had once 

loved a woman�察�or even fancied that he loved her�察�he built for her a shrine 

that was never dismantled�察�and in which a very little faint incense would 

sometimes be found burning for years after�察�he never quite ceased to feel a 

languid thrill at the mention of her name�察�he would make even for a past 

love   the   most   generous   sacrifices   of   time�察  �convenience�察  �truth   perhaps�察�

everything�察�in short�察�but the present love。 To those who had given him all 

that an undivided heart can give he would deny nothing but an undivided 

heart   in   return。   The   misfortune   was   that   this   was   the   only   thing   they 

cared to possess。 

     This abundant and spontaneous feeling gave him an air of earnestness�察�



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without which he could not have charmed any  woman�察�and�察�least of   all�察�

one    like  Hope。     No    woman      really  loves   a  trifler�察 �she  must    at  least 

convince herself that he who trifles with others is serious with her。 Philip 

was never quite serious and never quite otherwise�察�he never deliberately 

got up a passion�察�for it was never needful�察�he simply found an object for 

his emotions�察�opened their valves�察�and then watched their flow。                To love a 

charming woman in her presence is no test of genuine passion�察�let us know 

how     much    you   long   for  her   in  absence。   This   longing    had   never   yet 

seriously troubled Malbone�察�provided there was another charming person 

within an easy walk。 

     If it was sometimes forced upon him that all this ended in anguish to 

some   of   these   various   charmers�察  �first   or   last�察  �then   there   was   always   in 

reserve the pleasure of repentance。 He was very winning and generous in 

his repentances�察�and he enjoyed them so much they were often repeated。 

He did not pass for a weak person�察�and he was not exactly weak�察�but he 

spent his life in putting away temptations with one hand and pulling them 

back with the other。 There was for him something piquant in being thus 

neither innocent nor guilty�察�but always on some delicious middle ground。 

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