She read on and on, now thrilled by the
swiftly moving drama, now enraptured by the tender passages of love. Nothing, in short, was too extravagant
to be related of it; and Jonathan, who delighted in investing himself and his
residence with mystery, encouraged, and perhaps originated, these marvellous
tales. . He
knew it was unnerving, he did it to everyone, even his
own kin. She was still more stirred
by the idea of the equal citizenship of men and women, by the realization that a
big and growing organization of women were giving form and a generalized
expression to just that personal pride, that aspiration for personal freedom and
respect which had brought her to London; but when she heard Miss Miniver
discoursing on the next step in the suffrage campaign, or read of women
badgering Cabinet Ministers, padlocked to railings, or getting up in a public
meeting to pipe out a demand for votes and be carried out kicking and
screaming, her soul revolted. When I think of the
love you give me—One ought to give you back love. She studied her form in the full length mirror, assessed
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her body as one would that of a prize calf, trying to see it
through his eyes, through the eyes of desire.
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