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CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE
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love. It seems to me that a man ought to be satisfied with what he can get, and not make such large demands that nobody can possibly meet them. If I were a man, and loved a woman as much as all that, I would—well, I would do quite differently."

"Dear Mr. Herwin: Certainly not. Why should I tell you what I would do if I were a man? I cannot see that the circumstances call for it.

Very truly,
"M. T."

"My dear Sir: Your last note is disagreeable to me. I must beg you to forego any further correspondence with me on this subject. It is one on which it is, and will be forever, impossible for us to agree. M. Trent."

"My dear Mr. Herwin: The world is so full of women! I read the other day that there are forty millions in this country. I think if you really would exert yourself, you might manage to love some other one of them. And then you and I would both be quite happy. You are not a dull man (I grant you that), but you don't seem to understand my point in the least. It is not that I have a highly developed aversion to

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