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           Ididfeel,sometimes,foralittlewhile,thatIcouldhavewishedmywifehadbeenmycounsellor;hadhadmorecharacterandpurpose,tosustainmeandimprovemeby;hadbeenendowedwithpowertofillupthevoidwhichsomewhereseemedtobeaboutme;butIfeltasifthiswereanunearthlyconsummationofmyhappiness,thatneverhadbeenmeanttobe,andnevercouldhavebeen.

           Iwasaboyishhusbandastoyears.Ihadknownthesofteninginfluenceofnoothersorrowsorexperiencesthanthoserecordedintheseleaves.IfIdidanywrong,asImayhavedonemuch,Ididitinmistakenlove,andinmywantofwisdom.Iwritetheexacttruth.Itwouldavailmenothingtoextenuateitnow.

           ThusitwasthatItookuponmyselfthetoilsandcaresofourlife,andhadnopartnerinthem.Welivedmuchasbefore,inreferencetoourscramblinghouseholdarrangements;butIhadgotusedtothose,andDoraIwaspleasedtoseewasseldomvexednow.Shewasbrightandcheerfulintheoldchildishway,lovedmedearly,andwashappywithheroldtrifles.

           WhenthedebateswereheavyImeanastolength,notquality,forinthelastrespecttheywerenotoftenotherwiseandIwenthomelate,Dorawouldneverrestwhensheheardmyfootsteps,butwouldalwayscomedownstairstomeetme.

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