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Chapter 16

           Lydgatefeltsurethatifeverhemarried,hiswifewouldhavethatfeminineradiance,thatdistinctivewomanhoodwhichmustbeclassedwithflowersandmusic,thatsortofbeautywhichbyitsverynaturewasvirtuous,beingmouldedonlyforpureanddelicatejoys.

           ButsincehedidnotmeantomarryforthenextfiveyearshismorepressingbusinesswastolookintoLouis’newbookonFever,whichhewasspeciallyinterestedin,becausehehadknownLouisinParis,andhadfollowedmanyanatomicaldemonstrationsinordertoascertainthespecificdifferencesoftyphusandtyphoid.Hewenthomeandreadfarintothesmallesthour,bringingamuchmoretestingvisionofdetailsandrelationsintothispathologicalstudythanhehadeverthoughtitnecessarytoapplytothecomplexitiesofloveandmarriage,thesebeingsubjectsonwhichhefelthimselfamplyinformedbyliterature,andthattraditionalwisdomwhichishandeddowninthegenialconversationofmen.WhereasFeverhadobscureconditions,andgavehimthatdelightfullaboroftheimaginationwhichisnotmerearbitrariness,buttheexerciseofdisciplinedpowercombiningandconstructingwiththeclearesteyeforprobabilitiesandthefullestobediencetoknowledge;andthen,inyetmoreenergeticalliancewithimpartialNature,standingalooftoinventtestsbywhichtotryitsownwork.

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