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Chapter 26

           "Suchthingshavetobewritten,theysaynowadays,"—shewenton—"And,certainly,tojudgefromthecommendationbestowedonthesesortofbooksbythepress,itisveryevidentthatthewaveofopinionissettinginthedirectionoflettinggirlsknowallaboutmarriagebeforetheyenteruponit,inorderthattheymaydosowiththeireyeswideopen—verywideopen!"Shelaughed,andherlaughterhurtmelikeaphysicalwound."Whatanold-fashionedideathebrideofthepoetsandsixty-years-agoromancistsseemsnow!"shecontinued—"Imagineher!—ashrinkingtendercreature,shyofbeholders,timidofspeech,...wearingtheemblematicveil,whichinformerdays,youknow,usedtocoverthefaceentirely,asasymbolthatthesecretsofmarriagewereasyethiddenfromthemaiden’sinnocentandignoranteyes.Nowtheveiliswornflungbackfromthebride’sbrows,andshestaresunabashedateverybody—ohyes,indeedweknowquitewellwhatwearedoingnowwhenwemarry,thankstothe‘new’fiction!"

           "Thenewfictionisdetestable,"—Isaidhotly—"Bothinstyleandmorality.EvenasaquestionofliteratureIwonderatyourcondescendingtoreadanyofit.ThewomanwhosedirtybookIhavejustthrownaway—andIfeelnocompunctionforhavingdoneit—isdestituteofgrammaraswellasdecency."

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