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XXVI. Scene on the Verge of the Hay-Mead

           Imayaswellbehungforasheepasalamb(anoldcountrysaying,notofmuchaccount,butitwilldoforaroughsoldier),andsoIwillspeakmymind,regardlessofyourpleasure,andwithouthopingorintendingtogetyourpardon.Why,MissEverdene,itisinthismannerthatyourgoodlooksmaydomoreharmthangoodintheworld."Thesergeantlookeddownthemeadincriticalabstraction."Probablysomeonemanonanaveragefallsinlovewitheachordinarywoman.Shecanmarryhim:heiscontent,andleadsausefullife.Suchwomenasyouahundredmenalwayscovetyoureyeswillbewitchscoresonscoresintoanunavailingfancyforyouyoucanonlymarryoneofthatmany.Outofthesesaytwentywillendeavourtodrownthebitternessofdespisedloveindrink;twentymorewillmopeawaytheirliveswithoutawishorattempttomakeamarkintheworld,becausetheyhavenoambitionapartfromtheirattachmenttoyou;twentymorethesusceptiblepersonmyselfpossiblyamongthemwillbealwaysdragglingafteryou,gettingwheretheymayjustseeyou,doingdesperatethings.Menaresuchconstantfools!Therestmaytrytogetovertheirpassionwithmoreorlesssuccess.Butallthesemenwillbesaddened.Andnotonlythoseninety-ninemen,buttheninety-ninewomentheymighthavemarriedaresaddenedwiththem.There’smytale.That’swhyIsaythatawomansocharmingasyourself,MissEverdene,ishardlyablessingtoherrace."

           Thehandsomesergeant’sfeatureswereduringthisspeechasrigidandsternasJohnKnox’sinaddressinghisgayyoungqueen.

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