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Chapter XIX

           Howhaditcomeaboutthatsomanypeopleagreedonthissinglepoint,thatitwasgoodandnecessarytomarryonewomanandcleavetoheruntildeath?Hedidnotknow.Itwasnotforhimtobotheraboutthesubtletiesofevolution,whicheventhenwasbeingnoisedabroad,ortoferretoutthecuriositiesofhistoryinconnectionwiththismatter.Hehadnotime.Sufficeitthatthevagariesoftemperamentandconditionswithwhichhecameintoimmediatecontactprovedtohimthattherewasgreatdissatisfactionwiththatidea.Peopledidnotcleavetoeachotheruntildeath;andinthousandsofcaseswheretheydid,theydidnotwantto.Quicknessofmind,subtletyofidea,fortuitousnessofopportunity,madeitpossibleforsomepeopletorighttheirmatrimonialandsocialinfelicities;whereasforothers,becauseofdullnessofwit,thicknessofcomprehension,poverty,andlackofcharm,therewasnoescapefromthesloughoftheirdespond.Theywerecompelledbysomedevilishaccidentofbirthorlackofforceorresourcefulnesstostewintheirownjuiceofwretchedness,ortoshuffleoffthismortalcoilwhichunderothercircumstanceshadsuchglitteringpossibilitiesviatherope,theknife,thebullet,orthecupofpoison.

           "Iwoulddie,too,"hethoughttohimself,oneday,readingofamanwho,confinedbydiseaseandpoverty,hadlivedfortwelveyearsaloneinabackbedroomattendedbyanoldandprobablydecrepithousekeeper.Adarning-needleforcedintohishearthadendedhisearthlywoes.

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