To my view, the man they love will first of all command their respect; he will be steadfast--proud, if you please; dry, possibly--but of all things steadfast.

They will look at him in doubt; at last they will see that stern face which he presents to all the rest of the world soften to them alone.

First, trust, I say.

It is so that a woman loves who is worthy of heroes.' 'Your man is very ambitious, sir,' said I, 'and very much of a hero! Mine is a humbler, and, I would fain think, a more human dog.

He is one with no particular trust in himself, with no superior steadfastness to be admired for, who sees a lady's face, who hears her voice, and, without any phrase about the matter, falls in love.