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Chapter 16
Ifyoucareforaman,youhavetogiveintohimoncehe’sreallydetermined;whetheryou’reintherightornot,youhavetogivein.Elseyoubreaksomething.ButImustsay,Ted’udgiveintomesometimes,whenIwassetonathing,andinthewrong.SoIsupposeitcutsbothways.’
’Andthat’showyouarewithallyourpatients?’askedConnie.
’Oh,That’sdifferent.Idon’tcareatall,inthesameway.Iknowwhat’sgoodforthem,orItryto,andthenIjustcontrivetomanagethemfortheirowngood.It’snotlikeanybodyasyou’rereallyfondof.It’squitedifferent.Onceyou’vebeenreallyfondofaman,youcanbeaffectionatetoalmostanyman,ifheneedsyouatall.Butit’snotthesamething.Youdon’treallycare.Idoubt,onceyou’vereallycared,ifyoucaneverreallycareagain.’
ThesewordsfrightenedConnie.
’Doyouthinkonecanonlycareonce?’sheasked.
’Ornever.Mostwomennevercare,neverbeginto.Theydon’tknowwhatitmeans.Normeneither.ButwhenIseeawomanascares,myheartstandsstillforher.’
’Anddoyouthinkmeneasilytakeoffence?’
’Yes!Ifyouwoundthemontheirpride.Butaren’twomenthesame?Onlyourtwopridesareabitdifferent.’
Connieponderedthis.Shebeganagaintohavesomemisgivingabouthergoingaway.Afterall,wasshenotgivinghermanthego-by,ifonlyforashorttime?Andheknewit.That’swhyhewassoqueerandsarcastic.
Still!thehumanexistenceisagooddealcontrolledbythemachineofexternalcircumstance.Shewasinthepowerofthismachine.
