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Man and Maid Elinor Glyn 9150K 2023-09-02

Why all the delay, the fencing, the fighting, to obtain this desired

thing! This woman--my mate!

That she is my mate I know My mate because my love is not based upon

the senses alone, but is founded upon reverence and respect I

hope--believe--I am certain that we shall one day realize the truth of

the words: "When so-souls shall conquer their division,

And two shall be as one eternally!

Finding at last upon each others breasts

Unutterable calm and infinite rest"

For

instinct, not the ed for body, but a

union of the souls, which can be satisfied, having soared beyond the

laws of change

What is it which causes unrest? Obviously because so

upon one of the planes on which we love, and so that part which is

unsatisfied, unconsciously struggles to have its hunger assuaged

elsewhere

There is no aspect of mind, body and soul in me, which I feel would find

no counterpart in Alathea If I reached out to any height spiritually,

she could go as high, or higher The cleverest working of the brain I

could hope to manifest would find a complete comprehension in her And