11/22 To break it by sudden force, would leave so many unwound portions behind, that the memory of her might sadden the whole of his after-life. And so he is learning to grow indifferent towards her. To search in her for such things as repel, instead of for those that charm the heart." "A dangerous experiment," said my wife, "for one who has loved so deeply." "It would be to most men," I remarked. "But there is stuff about Henry--the stuff that strong, persistent, successful men are made of. |