Richard Marsh

Name: The Way of a Maid With a Man
Author: Richard Marsh

The Way of a Maid With a Man (1901)

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“The Way of a Maid With a Man”, published in 1901, is a work by Richard Marsh. It explores elements such as Charlie, Pentland and Lily.

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Richard Marsh, The Way of a Maid With a Man (1901)

“ Charlie is Lily’s cousin. Do you think that cousins ought to kiss each other? I wish I could get the opinion of someone on whose judgment I could implicitly rely. At any rate, even supposing that they ought, I am quite sure that there should be limits. Before long I am afraid that I shall have to give Charlie a hint that I do not think, under the circumstances, that he ought to kiss Lily quite as much as he does me. She may be his cousin, but she is young, and she is pretty. And cousins are not sisters. It is nonsense for people to pretend they are. ”

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Richard Marsh, The Way of a Maid With a Man (1901)

“ But now my life is linked to Charlie’s by bonds which never shall be broken. I feel as if I were already married. The gravity of existence is commencing to weigh upon my mind. A woman when she is nearly twenty is no longer young.
While I remember it, when you send the chocolates don’t send any walnuts. I am sick of them. Variously flavored creams are what I really like. And let two pairs of the stockings be light blue, with bronze stripes high up the leg.
I cannot truly say that Lily is behaving to me quite nicely in my relations with Charlie. ”

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Richard Marsh, The Way of a Maid With a Man (1901)

“ Charlie is all that a husband should be—you are not to laugh at that—you know exactly what I mean. I am nearly twenty, and this time I feel that my happiness really is at stake. I may not be able to keep my looks for long—some girls lose them when they are quite young—and something seems to tell me that I ought to begin to look life seriously in the face, and become responsible. ”

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Richard Marsh, The Way of a Maid With a Man (1901)

“ Dear mamma, how careful we women ought to be! It is these crises in our lives which make us feel what short-sighted mortals we actually are.
“Before Captain Pentland came—” I was pulling at one of the buttons on his waistcoat as I spoke, and I realized what a big heart Charlie’s must be, if it was at all in proportion to his chest—“another friend of Lily’s was stopping in the house.” ”

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Richard Marsh, The Way of a Maid With a Man (1901)

“ It seems to savor of affectation. And affectation I cannot stand. And then he lisps. As I told you when I wrote you last, when I sprained my ankle on Highdown Hill, he carried me in his arms for over a mile. Of course, I was grateful. And, between you and me, dear mamma, he held me so very closely to him, that, afterward, I felt as if I ought to marry him. I have explained everything to Charlie. He quite agrees with me that it is absurd for Captain Pentland to think himself ill-used.
While I think of it, when you are in town will you tell them to send me a box of assorted chocolates? ”

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Richard Marsh, The Way of a Maid With a Man (1901)

“ He seemed to gasp for breath. “After all, it is only natural that you should not love a great hulking idiot such as I am.”
“You are mistaken. You are not a great hulking idiot. And I do love you. I shall never love anyone but you. It is you who will not love me when you have heard all I have to say.” ”

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Richard Marsh, The Way of a Maid With a Man (1901)

“ Those which I have are quite worn out. Let both pairs be perfectly plain bronze. Charlie thinks that they make my feet look almost ethereal. Is he not absurd? But I hope that you will not think so when you come to know him, for he loves your child. You might also ask them to send me a dozen pairs of stockings—nice ones. All mine seem to be in holes. You know I like them as long as you can get them.
I have been here nearly a month, and I have been almost engaged to three different men. How time does seem to fly! Lily says I am a heartless little flirt. ”

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Richard Marsh, The Way of a Maid With a Man (1901)

“ It is odd how these sort of things sometimes do begin. As you are aware, I speak as one who has had experience. I shall always believe that it was only the breaking of a shoelace that first brought Norman Eliot and me together. ”

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Richard Marsh, The Way of a Maid With a Man (1901)

“ Besides, in such matters a man is so much more generous and so much more sympathetic than a woman—especially the man. Nor does he value you any the less because he finds that someone else happens to value you a little, too.
So, directly Lily had gone, I let my hair down and I put on my light blue dressing-jacket and a touch of powder, and I waited. Presently I heard steps coming along the passage. I opened the door. Sure enough, it was Charlie, just going to bed. ”

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