_Similis similibus_.

But it often happens in this life, though they meet they do _not_ pair off.

Very often indeed they meet, but to part.

There must be, even where the affinity exists, consideration and forethought to test the affinity.
It requires long practice even for keen eyes to recognize the amethyst or topaz, or many other gems, in their natural state as sea-worn pebbles.

Now, it is not a matter of fancy, of romance, or imagination, that there are men and women who really have, deeply hidden in their souls, or more objectively manifested, peculiar or beautiful characteristics, or a spirit.