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Chapter 15

           Completelyprepared,likemostmenofmytypetosneerandcavilatthebook,chieflybecauseitwaswrittenbyafemininehand,Isatdowninaretiredcorneroftheclubreading-room,andbegantocutandskimthepages.Ihadnotreadmanysentencesbeforemyheartsankwithaheavysenseoffearand—jealousy!—theslowfireofaninsidiousenvybegantosmoulderinmymind.Whatpowerhadsogiftedthisauthor—thismerewoman—thatsheshoulddaretowritebetterthanI!Andthatsheshouldforceme,bythemagicofherpentomentallyacknowledge,albeitwithwrathandshame,myowninferiority!Clearnessofthought,brilliancyofstyle,beautyofdiction,allthesewerehers,unitedtoconsummateeaseofexpressionandartisticskill—andallatonce,intheverymidstofreading,suchaviolentimpulseofinsensateragepossessedmethatIflungthebookdown,dreadingtogoonwithit.Thepotent,resistless,unpurchasablequalityofGenius!—ah,IwasnotyetsoblindedbymyownconceitastobeunabletorecognizethatdivinefirewhenIsawitflashingupfromeverypageasIsawitnow;but,tobecompelledtogivethatrecognitiontoawoman’swork,galledandirritatedmealmostbeyondendurance.

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