"  No,  I  am  not  mistaken,  nor  am  I  likely  to  deceive
myself  that  any  woman  of  your  world  could  ever  con-
sider me  of  it — or  could  ever  forgive  you  for  taking  me
there.  And  that  means  spoiling  life  for  you.  And  I
will  not !  "

"  Then  they  can  eliminate  me,  also !  "  he  said,  im-
patiently.
"  What  logic !  When  I  have  tried  so  hard  to  make
you  understand  that  I  will  not  accept  any  sacrifice
from  you !  "

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THE    COMMON   LAW


It  is  no  sacrifice  for  me  to  give  up  such  a-


"  You  say  very  foolish  and  very  sweet  things  to  me,
Louis,  but  I  could  not  love  you  enough  to  make  up
to  you  your  unhappiness  at  seeing  me  in  your  world
and  not  a  part  of  it.  All,  the  living  ghosts  of  that
world,  Louis !  Yet  /  could  endure  it  for  myself — a
woman  can  endure  anj'thing  when  she  loves  ;  and  find
happiness,  too — if  only  the  man  she  loves  is  happy.
But,  for  a  man,  the  woman  is  never  entirely  sufficient.
