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stare。 

     ;Dear me�      �How stupid of me�         �I forgot that special use of the word。 

Yes�拭─�

     ;The girl likes him pretty well�察�and her people approve of him and all 

that�察�you know。; 

     ;That simplifies the problem�察─�said the philosopher�察�nodding again。 

     ;But she's not inin love with him�察�you know。              She doesn't REALLY 

care for himMUCH。           Do you understand�拭─�

     ;Perfectly。    It is a most natural state of mind。; 

     ;Well�察�then�察�suppose that there's another manwhat are you writing�拭─�

     ;I   only   put   down   ��B。��like   that�察─  �pleaded   the   philosopher�察  �meekly 

exhibiting his notebook。 

     She looked at him in a sort of helpless exasperation�察�with just a smile 

somewhere in the background of it。 

     ;Oh�察  �you   really   are;   she   exclaimed。    ;But   let   me   go   on。  The 

other   man   is   a   friend   of   the girl's�察  �he's   very  cleveroh�察 �fearfully  clever�察�

and he's rather handsome。         You needn't put that down。; 

     ;It   is   certainly   not   very   material�察─  �admitted   the   philosopher�察  �and   he 

crossed out ;handsome。;          ;Clever; he left。 

     ;And   the   girl   is   most   awfullyshe   admires   him   tremendously�察  �she 

thinks him just the greatest man that ever lived�察�you know。               And sheshe´ 

´; The girl paused。 

     ;I'm following�察─�said the philosopher�察�with pencil poised。 

     ;She'd think it better than the whole world ifif she could be anything 

to him�察�you know。; 

     ;You mean become his wife�拭─�

     ;Well�察�of course I doat least suppose I do。; 

     ;You spoke rather vaguely�察�you know。; 

     The girl cast one glance at the philosopher as she replied�此�

     ;Well�察�yes。     I did mean�察�become his wife。; 

     ;Yes。    Well�拭─�

     ;But�察─�continued the girl�察�starting on another tuft of grass�察 �he doesn't 



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think much about those things。           He likes her。     I think he likes her; 

     ;Well�察�doesn't dislike her�拭─�suggested the philosopher。               ;Shall we call 

him indifferent�拭─�

     ;I don't know。      Yes�察�rather indifferent。       I don't think he thinks about 

it�察�you know。      But sheshe's pretty。       You needn't put that down。; 

     ;I was not about to do so�察─�observed the philosopher。 

     ;She thinks   life with   him would be just   heaven�察�andand she thinks 

she would make him awfully happy。                She wouldwould be so proud of 

him�察�you see。; 

     ;I see。   Yes� ─�

     ;AndI   don't   know   how   to   put   it�察  �quiteshe   thinks   that�察  �if   he   ever 

thought   about   it   all�察  �he   might   care   for   her�察  �because   he   doesn't   care   for 

anybody else�察�and she's pretty; 

     ;You said that before。; 

     ;Oh�察�dear�      �I dare say I did。     And most men care for somebody�察�don't 

they�拭    �Some girl�察�I mean。; 

     ;Most men�察�no doubt�察─�conceded the philosopher。 

     ;Well�察�then�察�what ought she to do�拭          �It's not a real thing�察�you know�察�Mr。 

Jerningham。       It's inin a novel I was reading。;        She said this hastily�察�and 

blushed as she spoke。 

     ;Dear     me�    �And    it's  quite  an   interesting   case�    �Yes�察   �I  see。  The 

question is�察�Will she act most wisely in accepting the offer of the man who 

loves    her   exceedingly�察    �but  for   whom     she   entertains   only   a  moderate 

affection; 

     ;Yes。    Just a liking。     He's just a friend。; 

     ;Exactly。     Or in marrying the other�察�whom she loves ex; 

     ;That's not it。     How can she marry him�拭           �He hasn'the hasn't asked 

her�察�you see。; 

     ;True。     I forgot。    Let us assume�察�though�察�for the moment�察�that he has 

asked     her。   She    would    then   have   to  consider    which     marriage    would 

probably be productive of the greater sum total of; 

     ;Oh�察�but you needn't consider that。; 

     ;But    it  seems     the  best   logical   order。    We     can    afterward    make 



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allowance for the element of uncertainty caused by; 

     ;Oh�察�no�     �I don't want it like that。      I know perfectly well which she'd 

do if hethe other man�察�you knowasked her。; 

     ;You apprehend that; 

     ;Never mind what I `apprehend。'           Take it just as I told you。; 

     ;Very good。      A has asked her hand�察�B has not。; 

     ;Yes。; 

     ;May I take it that�察�but for the disturbing influence of B�察�A would be a 

satisfactoryercandidate�拭─�

     ;Yees。     I think so。; 

     ;She�察  �therefore�察  �enjoys   a   certainty   of   considerable   happiness   if   she 

marries A�拭─�

     ;Yees。     Not perfect�察�because ofB�察�you know。; 

     ;Quite so�察�quite so�察�but still a fair amount of happiness。            Is it not so�拭─�

     ;I don'twell�察�perhaps。; 

     ;On   the   other   hand�察  �if   B   did   ask   her�察  �we   are   to   postulate   a   higher 

degree of happiness for her�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�please�察�Mr。 Jerninghammuch higher。; 

     ;For both of them�拭─�

     ;For her。    Never mind him。; 

     ;Very well。     That again simplifies the problem。           But his asking her is 

a contingency only�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�that's all。; 

     The philosopher spread out his hands。 

     ;My   dear   young   lady�察─  �he   said�察   �it   becomes   a   question   of   degree。 

How probable or improbable is it�拭─�

     ;I don't know。      Not very probableunlessunless; 

     ;Well�拭─�

     ;Unless he did happen to notice�察�you know。; 

     ;Ah�察�yes。      We supposed that�察�if he thought of it�察�he would probably 

take the desired stepat least that he might be led to do so。                Could she 

noterindicate her preference�拭─�

     ;She   might   tryno�察  �she   couldn't   do   much。    You   see�察  �hehe   doesn't 



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think about such things。; 

     ;I understand precisely。        And it seems to me�察�Miss May�察�that in that 

very fact we find our solution。; 

     ;Do we�拭─�she asked。 

     ;I   think  so。   He   has   evidently   no    natural   inclination   toward    her 

perhaps not toward marriage at all。          Any feeling aroused in him would be 

necessarily shallow and in a measure artificialand in all likelihood purely 

temporary。      Moreover�察  �if   she   took   steps   to   arouse   his   attention�察  �one   of 

two things would be likely to happen。            Are you following me�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�Mr。 Jerningham。; 

     ;Either he would be repelled by her overtureswhich you must admit 

is   not   improbableand   then   the   position   would   be   unpleasant�察  �and   even 

degrading�察�for her。       Or�察�on the other hand�察�he might�察�through a misplaced 

feeling of gallantry; 

     ;Through what�拭─�

     ;Through   a   mistaken   idea   of   politeness�察�or   a   mistaken   view  of   what 

was kind�察�allow himself to be drawn into a connection for which he had no 

genuine   liking。     You   agree   with   me   that   one   or   other   of   these   things 

would be likely�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�I suppose they would�察�unless he did come to care for her。; 

     ;Ah�察�you return to that hypothesis。           I think it's an extremely fanciful 

one。    No。     She needn't marry A�察�but she must let B alone。; 

     The   philosopher   closed   his   book�察  �took   off   his   glasses�察  �wiped   them�察�

replaced them�察�and leaned back against the trunk of the apple tree。                   The 

girl picked a dandelion in pieces。         After a long pause she asked�此�

     ;You think B's feelings wouldn't be at all likely toto change�拭─�

     ;That depends on the sort of man he is。           But if he is an able man�察�with 

intellectual interests which engross hima man who has chosen his path in 

lifea man to whom women's society is not a necessity; 

     ;He's just like that�察─�said the girl�察�and she bit the head off a daisy。 

     ;Then�察─�said the philosopher�察 �I see not the least reason for supposing 

that his feelings will change。; 

     ;And would you advise her to marry the otherA�拭─�



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     ;Well�察�on the whole�察�I should。          A is a good fellow ��I think we made A 

a good fellow���察�he is a suitable match�察�his love for her is true and genuine´ 

´; 

     ;It's tremendous� ─�

     ;Yesanderextreme。         She    likes   him。   There     is  every   reason   to 

hope     that  her  liking   will   develop    into  a  sufficiently    deep   and    stable 

affection。     She will get rid of her folly about B and make A a good wife。 

Yes�察  �Miss   May�察  �if   I   were   the   author   of   your   novel�察  �I   should   make   her 

marry A�察�and I should call that a happy ending。; 

     A silence followed。       It was broken by the philosopher。 

     ;Is that all you wanted my opinion about�察�Miss May�拭─�he asked�察�with 

his finger between the leaves of the treatise on ontology。 

     ;Yes�察�I think so。     I hope I haven't bored you�拭─�

     ;I've   enjoyed   the   discussion   extremely。      I   had   no   idea   that   novels 

raised   points   of   such   psychological   interest。     I   must   find   time   to   read 

one。; 

     The girl had shifted her position till�察�instead of her full face�察�her profile 

was    turned    toward    him。   Looking      away    toward     the  paddock     that  lay 

brilliant in sunshine on the skirts of the apple orchard�察�she asked�察�in low�察�

slow tones�察�twisting her hands in her lap�此�

     ;Don't you think that perhaps�察�if B found out afterward when she had 

married A�察�you knowthat she had cared
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