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All her present desire was to be, as nearly as she might, what she had been when Jack had seen her first, what he had found excellent in her and love-worthy pious, bowing her head in a fair place, obsequious, obedient to the law. He had loved her, of course, whatever she did outraging the law as well as keeping it, loving Nevile, letting himself go away. She could not remember that.
So come, Sir Smith, here stand I sword in hand to maintain 'gainst thee and all men the fame and honour of her I worship, of all women alive, maid or wife or widow, the fairest, noblest, truest, and most love-worthy is " "Helen of Mortain!" quoth Beltane, sighing. "Helen? Helen? thou too!" exclaimed Sir Jocelyn, and forthwith dropped his sword, staring in stark amaze.
Many and many an ambitious man has been loved, loved passionately, loved deservedly! many a conqueror, many a one of those who failed to conquer and who were called by an ugly name! Love does not love the ambition, it loves that which is love-worthy below the iron grating and the tracery of false gold!
"As if I were a queen and you were a slave. When you were a little boy you bossed me, Randy." There had been a gleam in his eye. "I may again." He wondered if, after all, that would be the way to win her. Yet he shrank from playing a game. When she came to him, if she ever came, it must be because she found something in him that was love-worthy.
"You ought to find him love-worthy!" said Louise. "Yes," replied her sister, "I have always admired these strong countenances! He is an Axel a northern blackbearded savage. Faces such as Wilhelm's look like ladies'! And he is so good! He has said, that immediately after our marriage we shall make a tour to Hamburg. What dress do you think I should wear?"
But Walter departed all ashamed, as though he had been a poor man thrust away from a rich kinsman's door; and he said to himself that this woman was hateful, and nought love-worthy, and that she was little like to tempt him, despite all the fairness of her body.
When, however, love can give a better account of its preferences than this, and point out, say in Jenny, many good reasons why she was at first and must for ever remain love-worthy, whatever rival reasons for love another woman may bring; when too there is added to those reasons for loving Jenny the dear habit of loving her, the gratitude love must forgive the word which has accumulated interest upon the original love, the beauties that have been gained by becoming familiarities, and the familiarities that have become beauties by very use, well, really, is it such a hardship, after all, for a man to be expected to keep true to his Jenny?
He loved as only a twin can love proud of all that Sweyn did, content with all that Sweyn was; humbly content also that his own great love should not be so exceedingly returned, since he knew himself to be so far less love-worthy. Christian dared not, in the midst of women and children, launch the horror that he knew into words.
But the hapless girl had been piously brought up; she could still believe and pray; and lately it had seemed as though Heaven would grant that for which her tender heart most longed: the love of a beloved and love-worthy man. And now now?
"All true; what more, Faith?" "Few women, if wise, would dare to marry this man, noble and love-worthy as he is, till time has tamed and experience developed him.
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