asasingleman,ihavespenagooddealofmyimei

oingdownheinfirmiiesofmarriedpeople,oconsolemyselfforhosesuperiorpleasures,whichheyellmeihavelosbyremainingasiam

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osayhahequarrelsofmenandheirwivesevermadeanygreaimpressionuponme,orhadmuchendencyosrenghenmeinhoseanisocialresoluions,whichiookuplongagouponmoresubsanialconsideraionswhaofenesoffendsmeahehousesofmarriedpersonswhereivisi,isanerrorofquieadifferendescripion;——iishaheyareooloving

nooolovingneiher:hadoesnoexpinmymeaningbesides,whyshouldhaoffendme?heveryacofseparainghemselvesfromheresofheworld,ohavehefullerenjoymenofeachoherssociey,implieshaheypreferoneanoheroallheworld

buwhaipinofis,haheycarryhispreferencesoundisguisedly,heyperkiupinhefacesofussinglepeoplesoshamelessly,youca

obeinheirpanyamomenwihoubeingmadeofeel,bysomeindirechinoropenavowal,hayouarenoheobjecofhispreferencenowherearesomehingswhichgivenooffence,whileimpliedorakenforgranedmerely;buexpressed,hereismuchoffenceinhemifamanwereoaccoshefirshomelyfeauredorpindressedyoungwomanofhisacquainance,andellherblunly,hashewasnohandsomeorrichenoughforhim,andhecouldnomarryher,hewoulddeserveobekickedforhisillma

ers;yenolessisimpliedinhefac,hahavingaccessandopporuniyofpuinghequesionoher,hehasneveryehoughfiodoiheyoungwomanundersandshisasclearlyasifiwerepuinowords;bunoreasonableyoungwomanwouldhinkofmakinghishegroundofaquarreljusaslilerighhaveamarriedcoupleoellmebyspeeches,andlookshaarescarcelesspinhanspeeches,haiamnohehappyman,hedyschoiceiisenoughhaiknowiamno:idonowanhisperpeualreminding

hedispyofsuperiorknowledgeorrichesmaybemadesufficienlymorifying;buheseadmiofapalliaiveheknowledgewhichisbroughouoinsulme,mayaccidenallyimproveme;andinherichmanshousesandpicures,——hisparksandgardens,ihaveaemporaryusufrucaleasbuhedispyofmarriedhappinesshasnoneofhesepalliaives:iishroughoupure,unrepensed,unqualifiedinsul

marriagebyisbesileisamonopoly,andnoofheleasinvidioussoriishecu

ingofmospossessorsofanyexclusiveprivilegeokeepheiradvanageasmuchouofsighaspossible,haheirlessfavouredneighbours,seeinglileofhebenefi,mayhelessbedisposedoquesionherighbuhesemarriedmonopolisshrushemosobnoxiousparofheirpaeninoourfaces

nohingisomemoredisasefulhanhaenirepcencyandsaisfacionwhichbeaminhecounenancesofanewmarriedcouple,——inhaofhedyparicurly:iellsyou,haherloisdisposedofinhisworld:hayoucanhavenohopesofheriisrue,ihavenone;norwisheseiher,perhaps:buhisisoneofhoseruhswhichough,asisaidbefore,obeakenforgraned,noexpressed

heexcessiveairswhichhosepeoplegivehemselves,foundedonheignoranceofusunmarriedpeople,wouldbemoreoffensiveifheywerelessirraionalwewilllowhemoundersandhemyseriesbelongingoheirowncrafbeerhanwewhohavenohadhehappinessobemadefreeofhepany:buheirarroganceisnoconenwihinheselimisifasinglepersonpresumeoofferhisopinioninheirpresence,houghuponhemosindifferensubjec,heisimmediaelysilencedasaninpeenpersonnay,ayoungmarrieddyofmyacquainance,who,hebesofhejeswas,hadnochangedhercondiionaboveafornighbefore,inaquesiononwhichihadhemisforuodifferfromher,respecingheproperesmodeofbreedingoysersforhelondonmarke,hadheassuranceoaskwihasneer,howsuchanoldbachelorasicouldpreendoknowanyhingabousuchmaers

buwhaihavespokenofhiheroisnohingoheairswhichhesecreauresgivehemselveswhenheye,asheygenerallydo,ohavechildrenwheniconsiderhowlileofarariychildrenare,——haeverysreeandblindalleyswarmswihhem,——hahepoorespeoplemonlyhaveheminmosabundance,——haherearefewmarriageshaarenobleswihaleasoneofhesebargains,——howofenheyurnouill,anddefeahefondhopesofheirparens,akingoviciouscourses,whichendinpovery,disgrace,hegallows,&c——ica

oformylifeellwhacauseforprideherecanpossiblybeinhavinghemifheywereyoungphoenixes,indeed,hawerebornbuoneinayear,heremighbeapreexbuwhenheyaresomon

idonoadveroheinsolenmeriwhichheyassumewihheirhusbandsonheseoccasionslehemlookohabuwhywe,whoarenoheirnauralbornsubjecs,shouldbeexpecedobringourspices,myrrh,andincense,——ourribueandhomageofadmiraion,——idonosee

”likeashearrowsinhehandofhegian,evensoareheyoungchildren:”sosaysheexcellenofficeinourprayerbookappoinedforhechurchingofwomen”happyishemanhahahhisquiverfullofhem:”sosayi;buhendonlehimdischargehisquiveruponushaareweaponless;——lehembearrows,bunoogalndsickusihavegenerallyobservedhahesearrowsaredoubleheaded:heyhavewoforks,obesureohiwihoneorheoherasforinsance,whenyoueinoahousewhichisfullofchildren,ifyouhappenoakenonoiceofhem(youarehinkingofsomehingelse,perhaps,andurnadeafearoheiri

ocencaresses),youaresedownasunracable,morose,ahaerofchildrenonheoherhand,ifyoufindhemmorehanusuallyengaging,ifyouareakenwihheirpreyma

ers,andseabouinearnesorompandpywihhem,somepreexoroherissureobefoundforsendinghemouofheroom:heyareoonoisyorboiserous,ormr——doesnolikechildrenwihoneoroherofheseforkshearrowissureohiyou

icouldforgiveheirjealousy,anddispensewihoyingwihheirbras,ifigiveshemanypain;buihinkiunreasonableobecalleduponolovehem,whereiseenooccasion,——oloveawholefamily,perhaps,eigh,nine,oren,indiscriminaely,oloveallhepreydears,becausechildrenaresoengaging

iknowhereisaproverb,”loveme,lovemydog:”haisnoalwayssoverypracicable,paricurlyifhedogbeseuponyouoeaseyouorsnapayouinsporbuadogoralesserhing——anyinanimaesubsance,asakeepsake,awachoraring,aree,orhepcewherewesparedwhenmyfriendwenawayuponalongabsence,icanmakeshifolove,becauseilovehim,andanyhingharemindsmeofhim;providedibeinisnaureindifferen,andaporeceivewhaeverhuefancycangiveibuchildrenhavearealcharacerandanessenialbeingofhemselves:heyareamiableorunamiableperse;imusloveorhaehemasiseecauseforeiherinheirqualiiesachildsnaureisooseriousahingoadmiofisbeingregardedasamereappendageoanoherbeing,andobelovedorhaedaccordingly:heysandwihmeuponheirownsock,asmuchasmenandwomendoo!buyouwillsay,sureiisanaraciveage,hereissomehinginheenderyearsofinfancyhaofiselfcharmsushaisheveryreasonwhyiammoreniceabouhemiknowhaasweechildishesweeeshingi

aure,noevenexcepinghedelicaecreaureswhichbearhem;buhepreierhekindofahingis,hemoredesirableiishaishouldbepreyofiskindonedaisydiffersnomuchfromanoheringlory;buavioleshouldlookandsmellhedainies——iwasalwaysrahersqueamishinmywomenandchildren

buhisisnohewors:onemusbeadmiedinoheirfamiliariyaleas,beforeheycanpinofinaenioniimpliesvisis,andsomekindofinercoursebuifhehusbandbeamanwihwhomyouhavelivedonafriendlyfooingbeforemarriage,ifyoudidnoeinonhewifesside,——ifyoudidnosneakinohehouseinherrain,buwereanoldfriendinfashabisofinimacybeforeheircourshipwassomuchashoughon,——lookabouyou——yourenureisprecarious——beforeawelvemonhshallrolloveryourhead,youshallfindyouroldfriendgraduallygrowcoondaleredowardsyou,andasseekopporuniiesofbreakingwihyouihavescarceamarriedfriendofmyacquainance,uponwhosefirmfaihicanrely,whosefriendshipdidnomenceaferheperiodofhismarriagewihsomelimiaionsheycanendureha:buhahegoodmanshouldhavedaredoenerinoasolemnleagueoffriendshipinwhichheywerenoconsuled,houghihappenedbeforeheyknewhim,——beforeheyhaarenowaremanandwifeeverme,——hisisinolerableohemeverylongfriendship,everyoldauhenicinimacy,mushebroughinoheirofficeobenewsampedwihheircurrency,asasovereignprincecallsinhegoodoldmoneyhawascoinedinsomereignbeforehewasbornorhoughof,obenewmarkedandminedwihhesampofhisauhoriy,beforehewillleipasscurreninheworldyoumayguesswhaluckgenerallybefallssucharusypieceofmeasiaminhesenewminings

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umerablearehewayswhichheyakeoinsulandwormyououofheirhusbandsconfidenceughingaallyousaywihakindofwonder,asifyouwereaqueerkindoffellowhasaidgoodhings,buanoddiy,isoneofheways——heyhaveaparicurkindofsareforhepurpose——ilshehusband,whousedodeferoyourjudgmen,andwouldpassoversomeexcrescencesofundersandingandma

erforhesakeofageneralveinofobservaion(noquievulgar)whichheperceivedinyou,beginsosuspecwheheryouarenoalogeherahumoris,——afellowwellenoughohaveconsoredwihinhisbachelordays,bunoquiesoproperobeinroducedodieshismaybecalledhesaringway;andishawhichhasofenesbeenpuinpraciceagainsme

henhereisheexaggeraingway,orhewayofirony:hais,whereheyfindyouanobjecofespecialregardwihheirhusband,whoisnosoeasilyobeshakenfromhesingaachmenfoundedoneseemwhichhehasconceivedowardsyou;byneverqualifiedexaggeraionsocryupallhayousayordo,illhegoodman,whoundersandswellenoughhaiisalldoneinplimenohim,growswearyofhedebofgraiudewhichisdueosomuchcandor,andbyrexingalileonhispar,andakingdownapegorwoinhisenhusiasm,sinksalenghohakindlylevelofmoderaeeseem,——ha”decenaffecionandpcenkindness”owardsyou,wheresheherselfcanjoininsympahywihhimwihoumuchsrechandviolenceohersinceriy

anoherway(forhewaysheyhaveoacplishsodesirableapurposeareinfinie)is,wihakindofi

ocensimpliciy,coninuallyomisakewhaiwaswhichfirsmadeheirhusbandfondofyouifaneseemforsomehingexcelleninyourmoralcharacerwashawhichriveedhechainwhichsheisobreak,uponanyimaginarydiscoveryofawanofpoignancyinyourconversaion,shewillcry,”ihough,mydear,youdescribedyourfriend,mr——asagreawi”if,onheoherhand,iwasforsomesupposedcharminyourconversaionhahefirsgrewolikeyou,andwasconenforhisooverlooksomeriflingirreguriiesinyourmoraldepormen,uponhefirsnoiceofanyofhesesheasreadilyexcims,”his,mydear,isyourgoodmr”onegooddywhomiookheliberyofexposuingwihfornoshowingmequiesomuchrespecasihoughdueoherhusbandsoldfriend,hadhecandouroconfessomehashehadofenheardmr——speakofmebeforemarriage,andhashehadconceivedagreadesireobeacquainedwihme,buhahesighofmehadverymuchdisappoinedherexpecaions;forfromherhusbandsrepresenaionsofme,shehadformedanoionhashewasoseeafine,all,officerlikelookingman(iuseherverywords);heveryreverseofwhichprovedobeheruhhiswascandid;andihadheciviliynooaskherinreurn,howshecameopichuponasandardofpersonacplishmensforherhusbandsfriendswhichdifferedsomuchfromhisown;formyfriendsdimensionsasnearaspossibleapproximaeomine;hesandingfivefeefiveinhisshoes,inwhichihaveheadvanageofhimbyabouhalfaninch;andhenomorehanmyselfexhibiinganyindicaionsofamarialcharacerinhisairorcounenance

hesearesomeofhemorificaionswhichihaveencouneredinheabsurdaempovisiaheirhousesoenumeraehemallwouldbeavainendeavour:ishallhereforejusgnceaheverymonimproprieyofwhichmarrieddiesareguily,ofreaingusasifwewereheirhusbands,andviceversaimean,whenheyuseuswihfamiliariy,andheirhusbandswihceremonyesacea,forinsance,kepmeheohernighwoorhreehoursbeyondmyusualimeofsupping,whileshewasfreingbecausemr——didnoehome,illheoyserswereallspoiled,raherhanshewouldheguilyofheimpolienessofouchingoneinhisabsencehiswasreversinghepoinofgoodma

ers:forceremonyisaninvenionoakeoffheuneasyfeelingwhichwederivefromknowingourselvesobelessheobjecofloveandeseemwihafellowcreaurehansomeoherpersonisiendeavorsomakeupbysuperioraenionsinlilepoins,forhainvidiouspreferencewhichiisforcedodenyinhegreaerhadesaceakepheoysersbackforme,andwihsoodherhusbandsimporuniiesogoosupper,shewouldhaveacedaccordingohesricrulesofproprieyiknownoceremonyhadiesareboundoobserveoheirhusbands,beyondhepoinofamodesbehaviouranddecorum:hereforeimusproesagainshevicariousgluonyofcerasia,whoaherownablesenawayadishofmorels,whichiwasapplyingowihgreagoodwill,oherhusbandaheoherendofheable,andremendedapeoflessexraordinarygooseberriesomyunweddedpaeinheirseadneihercaniexcusehewanonaffronof

buiamwearyofsringingupallmymarriedacquainancebyromandenominaionslehemamendandchangeheirma

ers,oripromiseorecordhefulllenghenglishofheirnames,oheerrorofallsuchdesperaeoffendersinfuure

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