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married A�察�you knowthat she had cared for him so very�察�very much�察�he 

might be a little sorry�拭─�

     ;If he were a gentleman�察�he would regret it deeply。; 

     ;I meansorry on his own account�察�thatthat he had thrown away all 

that�察�you know�拭─�

     The professor looked meditative。 

     ;I   think�察─  �he   pronounced�察   �that   it   is   very   possible   he   would。 I   can 

well imagine it。; 

     ;He might never find anybody to love him like that again�察─�she said�察�

gazing on the gleaming paddock。 

     ;He probably would not�察─�agreed the philosopher。 

     ;Andand most people like being loved�察�don't they�拭─�



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     ;To crave for love is an almost universal instinct�察�Miss May。; 

     ;Yes�察�almost�察─�she said�察�with a dreary little smile。            ;You see�察�he'll get 

old andand have no one to look after him。; 

     ;He will。; 

     ;And no home。; 

     ;Well�察  �in   a   sense   none�察─  �corrected   the   philosopher�察  �smiling。    ;But 

really�察�you'll frighten me。      I'm a bachelor myself�察�you know�察�Miss May。; 

     ;Yes�察─�she whispered just audibly。 

     ;And all your terrors are before me。; 

     ;Well�察�unless; 

     ;Oh�察�we needn't have that `unless��'; laughed the philosopher cheerfully。 

;There's no `unless' about it�察�Miss May。; 

     The    girl   jumped     to  her   feet�察 �for   an   instant   she   looked    at  the 

philosopher。      She   opened   her   lips   as   if   to   speak�察  �and�察  �at   the   thought   of 

what lay at her tongue's tip�察�her face grew red。             But the philosopher was 

gazing past her�察�and his eyes rested in calm contemplation on the gleaming 

paddock。 

     ;A beautiful thing�察�sunshine�察�to be sure�察─�said he。 

     Her    blush    faded   away     into  paleness�察   �her   lips  closed。     Without 

speaking   she   turned   and   walked   slowly  away�察  �her   head   drooping。       The 

philosopher heard the rustle of her skirt in the long grass of the orchard�察�he 

watched her for a few moments。 

     ;A pretty�察�graceful creature�察─�said he�察�with a smile。             Then he opened 

his book�察�took his pencil in his hand�察�and slipped in a careful forefinger to 

mark the fly leaf。 

     The sun had passed mid´heaven�察�and began to decline westward before 

he finished the book。       Then he stretched himself and looked at his watch。 

     ;Good     gracious�察   �two   o'clock�    �I  shall   be  late  for  lunch� ─   �and   he 

hurried to his feet。 

     He was very late for lunch。 

     ;Everything's cold�察─�wailed his hostess。           ;Where have you been�察�Mr。 

Jerningham�拭─�

     ;Only in the orchardreading。; 



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     ;And you've missed May� ─�

     ;Missed Miss May�拭         �How do you mean�拭           �I had a long talk with her 

this morninga most interesting talk。; 

     ;But   you   weren't   here   to   say   goodby。  Now�察  �you   don't   mean   to   say 

that   you   forgot   that she   was leaving by  the   two   o'clock train�拭      �What   a 

man you are� ─�

     ;Dear     me�    �To    think   of  my    forgetting    it� ─ �said  the   philosopher 

shamefacedly。 

     ;She told me to say good´by to you for her。; 

     ;She's very kind。      I can't forgive myself。; 

     His hostess looked at him for a moment�察�then she sighed�察�and smiled�察�

and sighed again。 

     ;Have you everything you want�拭─�she asked。 

     ;Everything�察�thank you�察─�said he�察�sitting down opposite the cheese�察�and 

propping his book ��he thought he would just run through the last chapter 

again�� against the loaf�察 �everything in the world that I want�察�thanks。; 

     His hostess did not tell him that the girl had come in from the apple 

orchard�察�and run hastily upstairs lest her friend should see what her friend 

did   see   in  her   eyes。  So   that   he   had   no  suspicion   at   all   that   he  had 

received   an   offer   of   marriageand   refused   it。   And   he   did   not   refer   to 

anything of that sort when he paused once in his reading and exclaimed�此�

     ;I'm really sorry I missed Miss May。            That was an interesting case of 

hers。    But I gave the right answer。        The girl ought to marry A。; 

     And so the girl did。 



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                            CHAPTER VII。 



                         MARRIAGE BY COMPULSION。 

    It   is  a  most   anxious    thing   to  be   an  absolute    ruler�察─ �said  Duke 

Deodonato�察  �but   I   have   made   up   my   mind。    The   Doctor has   convinced 

me ��here Dr。 Fusbius�察�Ph。 D。�察�bowed very low�А�that marriage is the best�察�

noblest�察�wholesomest�察�and happiest of human conditions。; 

     ;Your Highness will remember; began the President of the Council。 

     ;My lord�察�I have made up my mind�察─�said Duke Deodonato。 

     Thus   speaking�察  �the   Duke   took   a   large   sheet   of   foolscap   paper�察  �and 

wrote rapidly for a moment or two。 

     ;There�察─   �he  said�察 �pushing    the  paper   over   to  the  President�察   �is  the 

decree。; 

     ;The decree�察�sir�拭─�

     ;I think three weeks afford ample space�察─�said Duke Deodonato。 

     ;Three weeks�察�sir�拭─�

     ;For   every   man   over   twenty´one   years   of   age   in   this   Duchy   to   find 

himself a wife。; 

     ;Your Highness�察─�observed Dr。 Fusbius�察�with deference�察 �will consider 

that between an abstract proposition and a practical measure; 

     ;There   is   to   the   logical   mind   no   stopping   place�察─  �interrupted   Duke 

Deodonato。 

     ;But�察�sir�察─�cried the President�察 �imagine the consternation which this´ 

´; 

     ;Let it be gazetted to´night�察─�said Duke Deodonato。 

     ;I would venture�察─�said the President�察 �to remind your Highness that 

you are yourself a bachelor。; 

     ;Laws�察─  �said   Duke   Deodonato�察   �do   not   bind   the   Crown   unless   the 

Crown is expressly mentioned。; 

     ;True�察�sir�察�but I humbly conceive that it would be pessimi exempli; 

     ;You are right�察�I will marry myself�察─�said Duke Deodonato。 

     ;But�察�sir�察�three   weeks�     �The hand of a princess cannot be   requested 



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and granted in; 

     ;Then find me somebody else�察─�said Deodonato�察 �and pray leave me。 

     I would be alone�察─�and Duke Deodonato waved his hand to the door。 

     Outside the door the President said to the Doctor�此�

     ;I could wish�察�sir�察�that you had not convinced his Highness。; 

     ;My lord�察─�rejoined the Doctor�察 �truth is my only preoccupation。; 

     ;Sir�察─�said the President�察 �are you married�拭─�

     ;My lord�察─�answered the Doctor�察 �I am not。; 

     ;I thought not�察─�said the President�察�as he folded up the decree and put it 

in his pocket。 

     It is useless to deny that Duke Deodonato's decree caused considerable 

disturbance in the Duchy。         In the first place�察�the Crown lawyers raised a 

puzzle    of   law。   Did    the  word    ;man;    as  used   in  the   decree�察  �include 

;woman;�拭       �The President shook his head�察�and referred the question to his 

Highness。 

     ;It  seems    immaterial�察─    �observed    the  Duke。     ;If   a  man   marries�察   �a 

woman marries。; 

     ;Ex vi terminorum�察─�assented the Doctor。 

     ;But�察�sir�察─�said the President�察 �there are more women than men in the 

Duchy。; 

     Duke Deodonato threw down his pen。 

     ;This is very provoking�察─�said he。         ;Why was it allowed�拭         �I'm sure it 

happened before _I_ came to the throne。; 

     The   Doctor   was   about   to   point   out   that   it   could   hardly   have   been 

guarded      against�察  �when     the   President     ��who    was    a   better   courtier�� 

anticipated him。 

     ;We   did   not   foresee   that   your   Highness�察  �in   your   Highness'   wisdom�察�

would issue this decree�察─�he said humbly。 

     ;True�察─�said Duke Deodonato�察�who was a just man。 

     ;Would your Highness vouchsafe any explanation; 

     ;What   are   the   Judges   for�拭─  �asked   Duke   Deodonato。      ;There   is   the 

lawlet them interpret it。; 

     Whereupon the Judges held that a ;man; was not a ;woman�察─�and that 



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although every man must marry�察�no woman need。 

     ;It will make no difference�察─�said the President。 

     ;None at all�察─�said Dr。 Fusbius。 

     Nor�察�perhaps�察�would it�察�seeing that women are ever kind and in no way 

by   nature   averse   from   marriage�察  �had   it   not   become   known   that   Duke 

Deodonato himself intended to choose a wife from the ladies of his own 

dominions�察�and to choose her ��according to the advice of Dr。 Fusbius�察�who�察�

in truth�察�saw little whither his counsel would in the end carry the Duke�� 

without regard to such adventitious matters as rank or wealth�察�and purely 

for her beauty�察�talent�察�and virtue。 

     Which     resolve    being   proclaimed�察    �straightway   all   the  ladies   of  the 

Duchy�察�of whatsoever station�察�calling�察�age�察�appearance�察�wit�察�or character�察�

conceiving      each   of   them   that  she�察  �and   no   other�察 �should    become     the 

Duchess�察�sturdily refused all offers of marriage ��although they were many 

of   them   as   desperately   enamored   as   virtuous   ladies   may   be���察  �and   did 

nought   else   than   walk�察  �drive�察  �ride�察  �and   display   their   charms   in   the   park 

before the windows of the ducal palace。             And thus it fell out that when a 

week had gone by�察�no man had obeyed Du
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