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Chapter 29

           Societynevermadethepreposterousdemandthatamanshouldthinkasmuchabouthisownqualificationsformakingacharminggirlhappyashethinksofhersformakinghimselfhappy.Asifamancouldchoosenotonlyhiswifehuthiswife’shusband!Orasifhewereboundtoprovidecharmsforhisposterityinhisownperson!WhenDorotheaacceptedhimwitheffusion,thatwasonlynatural;andMr.Casaubonbelievedthathishappinesswasgoingtobegin.

           Hehadnothadmuchforetasteofhappinessinhispreviouslife.Toknowintensejoywithoutastrongbodilyframe,onemusthaveanenthusiasticsoul.Mr.Casaubonhadneverhadastrongbodilyframe,andhissoulwassensitivewithoutbeingenthusiastic:itwastoolanguidtothrilloutofself-consciousnessintopassionatedelight;itwentonflutteringintheswampygroundwhereitwashatched,thinkingofitswingsandneverflying.Hisexperiencewasofthatpitiablekindwhichshrinksfrompity,andfearsmostofallthatitshouldbeknown:itwasthatproudnarrowsensitivenesswhichhasnotmassenoughtosparefortransformationintosympathy,andquiversthread-likeinsmallcurrentsofself-preoccupationoratbestofanegoisticscrupulosity.AndMr.Casaubonhadmanyscruples:hewascapableofasevereself-restraint;hewasresoluteinbeingamanofhonoraccordingtothecode;hewouldbeunimpeachablebyanyrecognizedopinion.

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