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I recalled the story, and, having longed to suffer for this woman, I was

afraid that she would accept iveor soreat sacrifice We

men are built like that, and it is very fortunate that the iination

lends so much poetry to the senses, and that the desires of the body

make thus such concession to the dreams of the soul If any one had

said to ht and be killed tomorrow, I

would have accepted If any one had said to me, you can be her lover for

ten pounds, I would have refused I would have cried like a child who

sees the castle he has been drea about vanish away as he awakens

from sleep

All the sa up my

mind about her I therefore said to

her permission to be introduced to her, and I wandered to and fro in the

corridors, saying toto

see me, and that I should not knohich way to look I tried (subliether the words I should say to her

Aus," he said

"Is she alone?" I asked

"With another woman"