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t。 There's no gettin' rid of 'er。 I wish she'd giv' somebody else a turn。 I'm fair sick of 'er。'
;'But you were enthusiastic about her a month ago��' I exclaimed in astonishment。
;'Smythe may 'ave been��' he said�察�'there ain't no accounting for that ninny�察�'is 'ead's full of starch。 Anyhow�察�I don't take 'er on while I'm myself。 I'm too jolly fly。'
;'That sort o' gal's all right enough to lark with��' he continued�察�'but yer don't want to marry 'em。 They don't do yer no good。 A man wants a wife as 'e can respectsome one as is a cut above 'imself�察�as will raise 'im up a peg or twosome one as 'e can look up to and worship。 A man's wife orter be to 'im a gawddessa hangel�察�a'
;'You appear to have met the lady��' I remarked�察�interrupting him。
;He blushed scarlet�察�and became suddenly absorbed in the pattern of the carpet。 But the next moment he looked up again�察�and his face seemed literally transformed。
;'Oh� �Mr。 MacShaughnassy��' he burst out�察�with a ring of genuine manliness in his voice�察�'you don't know 'ow good�察�'ow beautiful she is。 I ain't fit to breathe 'er name in my thoughts。 An' she's so clever。 I met 'er at that Toynbee 'All。 There was a party of toffs there all together。 You would 'ave enjoyed it�察�Mr。 MacShaughnassy�察�if you could 'ave 'eard 'er�察�she was makin' fun of the pictures and the people round about to 'er pasuch wit�察�such learnin'�察�such 'aughtiness。 I follered them out and opened the carriage door for 'er�察�and she just drew 'er skirt aside and looked at me as if I was the dirt in the road。 I wish I was�察�for then perhaps one day I'd kiss 'er feet。'
;His emotion was so genuine that I did not feel inclined to laugh at him。 'Did you find out who she was��' I asked。
;'Yes��' he answered�察�'I 'eard the old gentleman say ;'Ome; to the coachman�察�and I ran after the carriage all the way to 'Arley Street。 Trevior's 'er name�察�Hedith Trevior。'
;'Miss Trevior��' I cried�察�'a tall�察�dark girl�察�with untidy hair and rather weak eyes��'
;'Tall and dark��' he replied 'with 'air that seems tryin' to reach 'er lips to kiss 'em�察�and heyes�察�light blue�察�like a Cambridge necktie。 A 'undred and seventy´three was the number。'
;'That's right��' I said�察�'my dear Smith�察�this is becoming complicated。 You've met the lady and talked to her for half an houras Smythe�察�don't you remember��'
;'No��' he said�察�after cogitating for a minute�察�'carn't say I do�察�I never can remember much about Smythe。 He allers seems to me like a bad dream。'
;'Well�察�you met her��' I said�察�'I'm positive。 I introduced you to her myself�察�and she confided to me afterwards that she thought you a most charming man。'
;'Nodid she��' he remarked�察�evidently softening in his feelings towards Smythe�察�'and did I like 'ER��'
;'Well�察�to tell the truth��' I answered�察�'I don't think you did。 You looked intensely bored。'
;'The Juggins��' I heard him mutter to himself�察�and then he said aloud�此 �'D'yer think I shall get a chance o' seein' 'er agen�察�when I'mwhen I'm Smythe��'
;'Of course��' I said�察�'I'll take you round myself。 By the bye��' I added�察�jumping up and looking on the mantelpiece�察�'I've got a card for a Cinderella at their placesomething to do with a birthday。 Will you be Smythe on November the twentieth��'
;'Yeas��' he replied�察�'oh�察�yasbound to be by then。'
;'Very well�察�then��' I said�察�'I'll call round for you at the Albany�察�and we'll go together。'
;He rose and stood smoothing his hat with his sleeve。 'Fust time I've ever looked for'ard to bein' that hanimated corpse�察�Smythe��' he said slowly。 'Blowed if I don't try to 'urry it up'pon my sivey I will。'
;'He'll be no good to you till the twentieth��' I reminded him。 'And��' I added�察�as I stood up to ring the bell�察�'you're sure it's a genuine case this time。 You won't be going back to 'Liza��'
;'Oh�察�don't talk 'bout 'Liza in the same breath with Hedith��' he replied�察�'it sounds like sacrilege。'
;He stood hesitating with the handle of the door in his hand。 At last�察�opening it and looking very hard at his hat�察�he said�察�'I'm goin' to 'Arley Street now。 I walk up and down outside the 'ouse every evening�察�and sometimes�察�when there ain't no one lookin'�察�I get a chance to kiss the doorstep。'
;He disappeared�察�and I returned to my chair。
;On November twentieth�察�I called for him according to promise。 I found him on the point of starting for the club�此 �he had forgotten all about our appointment。 I reminded him of it�察�and he with difficulty recalled it�察�and consented�察�without any enthusiasm�察�to accompany me。 By a few artful hints to her mother ��including a casual mention of his income���察�I manoeuvred matters so that he had Edith almost entirely to himself for the whole evening。 I was proud of what I had done�察�and as we were walking home together I waited to receive his gratitude。
;As it seemed slow in coming�察�I hinted my expectations。
;'Well��' I said�察�'I think I managed that very cleverly for you。'
;'Managed what very cleverly��' said he。
;'Why�察�getting you and Miss Trevior left together for such a long time in the conservatory��' I answered�察�somewhat hurt�察�'I fixed that for you。'
;'Oh�察�it was YOU�察�was it��' he replied�察�'I've been cursing Providence。'
;I stopped dead in the middle of the pavement�察�and faced him。 'Don't you love her��' I said。
;'Love her��' he repeated�察�in the utmost astonishment�察�'what on earth is there in her to love�拭 �She's nothing but a bad translation of a modern French comedy�察�with the interest omitted。'
;This 'tired' meto use an Americanism。 'You came to me a month ago��' I said�察�'raving over her�察�and talking about being the dirt under her feet and kissing her doorstep。'
;He turned very red。 'I wish�察�my dear Mac��' he said�察�'you would pay me the compliment of not mistaking me for that detestable little cad with whom I have the misfortune to be connected。 You would greatly oblige me if next time he attempts to inflict upon you his vulgar drivel you would kindly kick him downstairs。'
;'No doubt��' he added�察�with a sneer�察�as we walked on�察�'Miss Trevior would be his ideal。 She is exactly the type of woman�察�I should say�察�to charm that type of man。 For myself�察�I do not appreciate the artistic and literary female。'
;'Besides��' he continued�察�in a deeper tone�察�'you know my feelings。 I shall never care for any other woman but Elizabeth。'
;'And she��' I said
;'She��' he sighed�察�'is breaking her heart for Smith。'
;'Why don't you tell her you are Smith��' I asked。
;'I cannot��' he replied�察�'not even to win her。 Besides�察�she would not believe me。'
;We said good´night at the corner of Bond Street�察�and I did not see him again till one afternoon late in the following March�察�when I ran against him in Ludgate Circus。 He was wearing his transition blue suit and bowler hat。 I went up to him and took his arm。
;'Which are you��' I said。
;'Neither�察�for the moment��' he replied�察�'thank God。 Half an hour ago I was Smythe�察�half an hour hence I shall be Smith。 For the present half´hour I am a man。'
;There was a pleasant�察�hearty ring in his voice�察�and a genial�察�kindly light in his eyes�察�and he held himself like a frank gentleman。
;'You are certainly an improvement upon both of them��' I said。
;He laughed a sunny laugh�察�with just the shadow of sadness dashed across it。 'Do you know my idea of Heaven��' he said。
;'No��' I replied�察�somewhat surprised at the question。
;'Ludgate Circus��' was the answer。 'The only really satisfying moments of my life��' he said�察�'have been passed in the neighbourhood of Ludgate Circus。 I leave Piccadilly an unhealthy�察�unwholesome prig。 At Charing Cross I begin to feel my blood stir in my veins。 From Ludgate Circus to Cheapside I am a human thing with human feeling throbbing in my heart�察�and human thought throbbing in my brainwith fancies�察�sympathies�察�and hopes。 At the Bank my mind becomes a blank。 As I walk on�察�my senses grow coarse and blunted�察�and by the time I reach Whitechapel I am a poor little uncivilised cad。 On the return journey it is the same thing reversed。'
;'Why not live in Ludgate Circus��' I said�察�'and be always as you are now��'
;'Because��' he answered�察�'man is a pendulum�察�and must travel his arc。'
;'My dear Mac��' said he�察�laying his hand upon my shoulder�察�'there is only one good thing about me�察�and that is a moral。 Man is as God made him�此 �don't be so sure that you can take him to pieces and improve him。 All my life I have sought to make myself an unnaturally superior person。 Nature has retaliated by making me also an unnaturally inferior person。 Nature abhors lopsidedness。 She turns out man as a whole�察�to be developed as a whole。 I always wonder�察�whenever I come across a supernaturally pious�察�a supernaturally moral�察�a supernaturally cultured person�察�if they also have a reverse self。'
;I was shocked at his suggested argument�察�and walked by his side for a while without speaking。 At last�察�feeling curious on the subject�察�I asked him how his various love affairs were progressing。
;'Oh�察�as usual��' he replied�察�'in and out of a cul de sac。 When I am Smythe I love Eliza�察�and Eliza loathes me。 When I am Smith I love Edith�察�and the mere sight of me makes her shudder。 It is as unfortunate for them as for me。 I am not saying it boastfully。 Heaven knows it is an added d