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Chapter 19

           Shewouldsavethisrawyoungmanwhohadcomesofar. Shewouldsavehimfromthecurseofhisearlyenvironment,andshewouldsavehimfromhimselfinspiteofhimself. Andallthisaffectedherasaverynoblestateofconsciousness; nordidshedreamthatbehinditandunderlyingitwerethejealousyanddesireoflove. 

           Theyrodeontheirwheelsmuchinthedelightfulfallweather,andoutinthehillstheyreadpoetryaloud,nowoneandnowtheother,noble,upliftingpoetrythatturnedone’sthoughtstohigherthings. Renunciation,sacrifice,patience,industry,andhighendeavorweretheprinciplesshethusindirectlypreachedsuchabstractionsbeingobjectifiedinhermindbyherfather,andMr.Butler,andbyAndrewCarnegie,who,fromapoorimmigrantboyhadarisentobethebook-giveroftheworld. AllofwhichwasappreciatedandenjoyedbyMartin. Hefollowedhermentalprocessesmoreclearlynow,andhersoulwasnolongerthesealedwonderithadbeen. Hewasontermsofintellectualequalitywithher. Butthepointsofdisagreementdidnotaffecthislove. Hislovewasmoreardentthanever,forhelovedherforwhatshewas,andevenherphysicalfrailtywasanaddedcharminhiseyes. HereadofsicklyElizabethBarrett,whoforyearshadnotplacedherfeetupontheground,untilthatdayofflamewhensheelopedwithBrowningandstoodupright,upontheearth,undertheopensky; andwhatBrowninghaddoneforher,MartindecidedhecoulddoforRuth. Butfirst,shemustlovehim. 

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