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pressure。     This would naturally lead to talk about my health in general�察�

and   the   evident   necessity   there   was   for   my   taking   prompt   and   vigorous 

measures。      I thought that with a little tact I might even manage so that the 

suggestion should come from Ethelbertha herself。                I imagined her saying�此�

;No�察�dear�察�it is change   you want�察�complete change。                Now be   persuaded 

by me�察�and go away for a month。             No�察�do not ask me to come with you。 

I   know   you   would   rather   that   I  did�察  �but   I   will   not。 It   is   the   society   of 

other men you need。         Try and persuade George and Harris to go with you。 

Believe     me�察  �a  highly   strung   brain   such   as  yours    demands     occasional 

relaxation   from   the   strain   of   domestic   surroundings。   Forget   for   a   little 

while   that   children   want   music   lessons�察  �and   boots�察  �and   bicycles�察  �with 

tincture of rhubarb three times a day�察�forget there are such things in life as 

cooks�察�and house decorators�察�and next´door dogs�察�and butchers' bills。                  Go 

away to some green corner of the earth�察�where all is new and strange to 

you�察  �where   your   over´wrought   mind   will   gather   peace   and   fresh   ideas。 

Go away for a space and give me time to miss you�察�and to reflect upon 

your   goodness   and   virtue�察  �which�察  �continually   present   with   me�察  �I   may�察�

human´like�察�be apt to forget�察�as one�察�through use�察�grows indifferent to the 

blessing of the sun and the beauty of the moon。             Go away�察�and come back 

refreshed   in   mind   and   body�察  �a   brighter�察  �better   manif   that   be   possible 

than when you went away。; 



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     But even when we obtain our desires they never come to us garbed as 

we would wish。         To begin with�察�Ethelbertha did not seem to remark that I 

was irritable�察�I had to draw her attention to it。          I said�此�

     ;You must forgive me�察�I'm not feeling quite myself to´night。; 

     She   said�此    �Oh�     �I   have   not   noticed   anything   different�察  �what's   the 

matter with you�拭─�

     ;I can't tell you what it is�察─�I said�察 �I've felt it coming on for weeks。; 

     ;It's that whisky�察─�said Ethelbertha。          ;You never touch it except when 

we go to the Harris's。        You know you can't stand it�察�you have not a strong 

head。; 

     ;It isn't the whisky�察─�I replied�察 �it's deeper than that。           I fancy it's more 

mental than bodily。; 

     ;You've   been   reading   those   criticisms   again�察─  �said   Ethelbertha�察  �more 

sympathetically�察 �why don't you take my advice and put them on the fire�拭─�

     ;And it isn't the criticisms�察─�I answered�察 �they've been quite flattering 

of lateone or two of them。; 

     ;Well�察   �what    is  it�拭─ �said  Ethelbertha�察     �there   must   be   something      to 

account for it。; 

     ;No�察�there isn't�察─�I replied�察 �that's the remarkable thing about it�察�I can 

only   describe   it   as   a   strange   feeling   of   unrest   that   seems   to   have   taken 

possession of me。; 

     Ethelbertha glanced across at me with a somewhat curious expression�察�

I thought�察�but as she said nothing�察�I continued the argument myself。 

     ;This   aching     monotony   of   life�察  �these   days   of   peaceful�察   �uneventful 

felicity�察�they appal one。; 

     ;I should not grumble at them�察─�said Ethelbertha�察 �we might get some 

of the other sort�察�and like them still less。; 

     ;I'm not so sure of that�察─�I replied。         ;In a life of continuous joy�察�I can 

imagine even pain coming as a welcome variation。                   I wonder sometimes 

whether the saints in heaven do not occasionally feel the continual serenity 

a   burden。     To   myself   a   life   of   endless   bliss�察  �uninterrupted   by   a   single 

contrasting note�察�would�察�I feel�察�grow maddening。               I suppose�察─�I continued�察�

;I   am   a   strange   sort   of   man�察  �I   can   hardly   understand   myself   at   times。 

There are moments�察─�I added�察 �when I hate myself。; 



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     Often a little speech like this�察�hinting at hidden depths of indescribable 

emotion     has   touched    Ethelbertha�察  �but   to´night   she  appeared    strangely 

unsympathetic。       With regard to heaven and its possible effect upon me�察�

she suggested my not worrying myself about that�察�remarking it was always 

foolish to go half´way to meet trouble that might never come�察�while as to 

my being a strange sort of fellow�察�that�察�she supposed�察�I could not help�察�and 

if other people were  willing to put up   with me�察�there was   an end of the 

matter。     The   monotony   of   life�察  �she   added�察  �was   a   common   experience�察�

there she could sympathise with me。 

     ;You don't know I long�察─�said Ethelbertha�察 �to get away occasionally�察�

even from you�察�but I know it can never be�察�so I do not brood upon it。; 

     I had never heard Ethelbertha speak like this before�察�it astonished and 

grieved me beyond measure。 

     ;That's not a very kind remark to make�察─�I said�察 �not a wifely remark。; 

     ;I know it isn't�察─�she replied�察 �that is why I have never said it before。 

You   men   never   can   understand�察─  �continued   Ethelbertha�察   �that�察  �however 

fond a woman may be of a man�察�there are times when he palls upon her。 

You don't know how I long to be able sometimes to put on my bonnet and 

go out�察�with nobody to ask me where I am going�察�why I am going�察�how 

long I am going to be�察�and when I shall be back。             You don't know how I 

sometimes long to order a dinner that I should like and that the children 

would like�察�but at the sight of which you would put on your hat and be off 

to the Club。 You don't know how much I feel inclined sometimes to invite 

some woman here that I like�察�and that I know you don't�察�to go and see the 

people that I want to see�察�to go to bed when _I_ am tired�察�and to get up 

when _I_   feel   I  want   to   get   up。 Two   people living   together  are   bound 

both to be continually sacrificing their own desires to the other one。             It is 

sometimes a good thing to slacken the strain a bit。; 

     On   thinking   over   Ethelbertha's   words   afterwards�察  �have   come   to   see 

their wisdom�察�but at the time I admit I was hurt and indignant。 

     ;If your desire�察─�I said�察 �is to get rid of me; 

     ;Now�察�don't be an old goose�察─�said Ethelbertha�察 �I only want to get rid 

of you for a little while�察�just long enough to forget there are one or two 

corners    about    you   that  are  not   perfect�察 �just  long   enough     to  let  me 



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remember       what    a  dear   fellow   you   are   in  other   respects�察  �and   to  look 

forward to your return�察�as I used to look forward to your coming in the old 

days   when   I   did   not   see   you   so   often   as   to   become�察  �perhaps�察  �a   little 

indifferent   to   you�察  �as   one   grows   indifferent   to   the   glory  of   the  sun�察  �just 

because he is there every day。; 

     I did not like the tone that Ethelbertha took。              There seemed to be a 

frivolity about her�察�unsuited to the theme into which we had drifted。                  That 

a woman should contemplate cheerfully an absence of three or four weeks 

from her husband appeared to me to be not altogether nice�察�not what I call 

womanly�察�it was not like Ethelbertha at all。              I was worried�察�I felt I didn't 

want   to   go   this   trip   at   all。 If   it   had   not   been   for   George   and   Harris�察  �I 

would have abandoned it。            As it was

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