No;--not twice. I felt it to be hard
to do so once, because I so nearly love him! There are so many of
them who are odious to me, as to whom the idea of marrying them
seems to be mixed somehow with an idea of suicide.'
'Oh, Mabel!'
'But he is as sweet as a rose. If I were his sister, or his
servant, or his dog, I could be devoted to him. I can fancy that
his comfort and his success and his name should be everything to
me.'
'That is what a wife ought to feel.'
'But I could never feel him to be my superior. That is what a wife
ought to feel. Think of those two young men and the difference
between them! Well;--don't look like that at me. I don't often
give way, and I dare say after all I shall live to be the Duchess
of Omnium.' Then she kissed her friend and went away to her own
room.
CHAPTER 21
Sir Timothy Beeswax
There had lately been a great Conservative reaction in the
country, brought about in part by the industry and good management
of gentlemen who were strong on that side;--but due also in part to
the blunders and quarrels of their opponents.
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