This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ...into a peal of laughter. "You have a void in your soul?" he cried. "Look here, Ghis, if you are playing the fool are you prepared to take the consequences?--because I've not come here to listen to the laments of the lonely bachelor. Go and get married at once, if that's the way you feel." Ghislain fell immediately into ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ...into a peal of laughter. "You have a void in your soul?" he cried. "Look here, Ghis, if you are playing the fool are you prepared to take the consequences?--because I've not come here to listen to the laments of the lonely bachelor. Go and get married at once, if that's the way you feel." Ghislain fell immediately into his humor. "What advice!" he said, shaking his round head. "That's like recommending the use of the guillotine to a man suffering from a toothache. Besides, how many women do you think are yearning to bestow their hands upon such an ugly chap as I? I don't pretend to be an Adonis, like you, my boy." "Is that a compliment?" L6ic said, derisively, making an obeisance. "Considering your low opinion of yourself, I'm a good deal surprised to see you looking so fat and hearty. Humility can't be very wearing, or else it is your particular forte." "Now, that's both unkind and cynical." Ghislain protested, with immense plaintiveness. "My intentions were honorable--to confide my troubles to you and show by a 'deadly parallel' how lucky you are; but, of course, those good intentions have only gone to join the other paving-stones." "You are a--but for charity's sake I'd best forbear to specify. Still, you are getting me interested; so, in Heaven's name, tell me what is really the trouble with you?" "Oh, it would be too long and too sad a story; if I were to anatomize my feelings, it would take half the night, and I hate anatomizing my feelings! I have pretty nearly every weakness that flesh is heir to, but--psychology is not among them." "My good man, psychology or no psychology, you won't make me believe in your claims to pity. I diagnose your case p...
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