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Chapter 23

           MaudBrewster!HumphreyVanWeyden,"thecold-bloodedfish,"the"emotionlessmonster,"the"analyticaldemon,"ofCharleyFuruseth’schristening,inlove!Andthen,withoutrhymeorreason,allsceptical,mymindflewbacktoasmallbiographicalnoteinthered-boundWho’sWho,andIsaidtomyself,"ShewasborninCambridge,andsheistwenty-sevenyearsold."AndthenIsaid,"Twenty-sevenyearsoldandstillfreeandfancyfree?"ButhowdidIknowshewasfancyfree?Andthepangofnew-bornjealousyputallincredulitytoflight.Therewasnodoubtaboutit.Iwasjealous;thereforeIloved.AndthewomanIlovedwasMaudBrewster.

           I,HumphreyVanWeyden,wasinlove!Andagainthedoubtassailedme.NotthatIwasafraidofit,however,orreluctanttomeetit.Onthecontrary,idealistthatIwastothemostpronounceddegree,myphilosophyhadalwaysrecognizedandguerdonedloveasthegreatestthingintheworld,theaimandthesummitofbeing,themostexquisitepitchofjoyandhappinesstowhichlifecouldthrill,thethingofallthingstobehailedandwelcomedandtakenintotheheart.ButnowthatithadcomeIcouldnotbelieve.Icouldnotbesofortunate.Itwastoogood,toogoodtobetrue.Symons’slinescameintomyhead:

           "Iwanderedalltheseyearsamong

           Aworldofwomen,seekingyou."

           AndthenIhadceasedseeking.Itwasnotforme,thisgreatestthingintheworld,Ihaddecided

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