I have lived a life such as you cannot dream of--not worse perhaps than that of many another man, but certainly not better.

And I am quite sure that if I gave you my history you would not understand four-fifths of it, and the other fifth would shock you.

Of course it would--how could it be otherwise?
How could you and I look at anything from quite the same point of view ?" "And yet we often agree," said Beatrice, thoughtfully.
"Yes, we do.

That is quite true.

And that is because a certain sympathy exists between us.