Луна и грош

Chapter XLI

           Womenaretheinstrumentsofmypleasure;Ihavenopatiencewiththeirclaimtobehelpmates,partners,companions."

           IhadneverheardStricklandspeaksomuchatonetime.Hespokewithapassionofindignation.ButneitherherenorelsewheredoIpretendtogivehisexactwords;hisvocabularywassmall,andhehadnogiftforframingsentences,sothatonehadtopiecehismeaningtogetheroutofinterjections,theexpressionofhisface,gesturesandhackneyedphrases.

           "Youshouldhavelivedatatimewhenwomenwerechattelsandmenthemastersofslaves,"Isaid.

           "ItjusthappensthatIamacompletelynormalman."

           Icouldnothelplaughingatthisremark,madeinallseriousness;buthewenton,walkingupanddowntheroomlikeacagedbeast,intentonexpressingwhathefelt,butfoundsuchdifficultyinputtingcoherently.

           "Whenawomanlovesyoushe’snotsatisfieduntilshepossessesyoursoul.Becauseshe’sweak,shehasaragefordomination,andnothinglesswillsatisfyher.Shehasasmallmind,andsheresentstheabstractwhichsheisunabletograsp.Sheisoccupiedwithmaterialthings,andsheisjealousoftheideal.Thesoulofmanwandersthroughtheuttermostregionsoftheuniverse,andsheseekstoimprisonitinthecircleofheraccount-book.Doyouremembermywife?IsawBlanchelittlebylittletryingallhertricks.Withinfinitepatienceshepreparedtosnaremeandbindme.Shewantedtobringmedowntoherlevel;shecarednothingforme,sheonlywantedmetobehers.ShewaswillingtodoeverythingintheworldformeexcepttheonethingIwanted:toleavemealone.

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