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XXV. The New Acquaintance Described

           Hence,whilsthesometimesreachedthebrilliantinspeechbecausethatwasspontaneous,hefellbelowthecommonplaceinaction,frominabilitytoguideincipienteffort.Hehadaquickcomprehensionandconsiderableforceofcharacter;but,beingwithoutthepowertocombinethem,thecomprehensionbecameengagedwithtrivialitieswhilstwaitingforthewilltodirectit,andtheforcewasteditselfinuselessgroovesthroughunheedingthecomprehension.

           Hewasafairlywell-educatedmanforoneofmiddleclassexceptionallywelleducatedforacommonsoldier.Hespokefluentlyandunceasingly.Hecouldinthiswaybeonethingandseemanother:forinstance,hecouldspeakofloveandthinkofdinner;callonthehusbandtolookatthewife;beeagertopayandintendtoowe.

           Thewondrouspowerofflatteryinpassadosatwomanisaperceptionsouniversalastoberemarkeduponbymanypeoplealmostasautomaticallyastheyrepeataproverb,orsaythattheyareChristiansandthelike,withoutthinkingmuchoftheenormouscorollarieswhichspringfromtheproposition.Stilllessisitacteduponforthegoodofthecomplementalbeingalludedto.Withthemajoritysuchanopinionisshelvedwithallthosetriteaphorismswhichrequiresomecatastrophetobringtheirtremendousmeaningsthoroughlyhome.Whenexpressedwithsomeamountofreflectivenessitseemsco-ordinatewithabeliefthatthisflatterymustbereasonabletobeeffective.Itistothecreditofmenthatfewattempttosettlethequestionbyexperiment,anditisfortheirhappiness,perhaps,thataccidenthasneversettleditforthem.

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