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There Are Heroisms All Round Us

           But,aboveall,hemustbeamanwhocoulddo,whocouldact,whocouldlookDeathinthefaceandhavenofearofhim,amanofgreatdeedsandstrangeexperiences.ItisneveramanthatIshouldlove,butalwaystheglorieshehadwon;fortheywouldbereflecteduponme.ThinkofRichardBurton!WhenIreadhiswife’slifeofhimIcouldsounderstandherlove!AndLadyStanley!Didyoueverreadthewonderfullastchapterofthatbookaboutherhusband?Thesearethesortofmenthatawomancouldworshipwithallhersoul,andyetbethegreater,nottheless,onaccountofherlove,honoredbyalltheworldastheinspirerofnobledeeds."

           ShelookedsobeautifulinherenthusiasmthatInearlybroughtdownthewholeleveloftheinterview.Igrippedmyselfhard,andwentonwiththeargument.

           "Wecan’tallbeStanleysandBurtons,"saidI;"besides,wedon’tgetthechance,atleast,Ineverhadthechance.IfIdid,Ishouldtrytotakeit."

           "Butchancesareallaroundyou.ItisthemarkofthekindofmanImeanthathemakeshisownchances.Youcan’tholdhimback.I’venevermethim,andyetIseemtoknowhimsowell.Thereareheroismsallrounduswaitingtobedone.It’sformentodothem,andforwomentoreservetheirloveasarewardforsuchmen.LookatthatyoungFrenchmanwhowentuplastweekinaballoon.Itwasblowingagaleofwind;butbecausehewasannouncedtogoheinsistedonstarting.Thewindblewhimfifteenhundredmilesintwenty-fourhours,andhefellinthemiddleofRussia.ThatwasthekindofmanImean.Thinkofthewomanheloved,andhowotherwomenmusthaveenviedher!That’swhatIshouldliketobe,enviedformyman."

           "I’dhavedoneittopleaseyou."

           "Butyoushouldn’tdoitmerelytopleaseme.

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