by John Oliver Hobbes and George Moore

Name: The Yellow Book
Author: by John Oliver Hobbes and George Moore

The Yellow Book (1894)

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“The Yellow Book”, published in 1894, is a work by by John Oliver Hobbes and George Moore. It explores elements such as Lady Doldrummond, Cyril and Banish.

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by John Oliver Hobbes and George Moore, The Yellow Book (1894)

“ Soame.⁠A theatre much favoured by young men who wish to be thought wicked, and by young ladies who are. Good-bye, good-bye.⁠ [Shakes hands with Lord and Lady Doldrummond and goes out.]
Lady Dol.⁠Thank goodness, he is gone! What a terrible example for Cyril. I was on thorns every second lest he should come in. Soame has just those meretricious attractions which appeal to youth and inexperience. That you should encourage such an acquaintance, and even discuss before him such an intimate matter as my hope with regard to Julia, is, perhaps, more painful than astonishing. ”

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by John Oliver Hobbes and George Moore, The Yellow Book (1894)

“ Mandeville.⁠Lady Doldrummond holds such peculiar ideas; she would find immorality in a sofa-cushion. If she were to know that Cyril is coming with me to the dress rehearsal of our new piece!
Julia.⁠It would break her heart. And Lord Doldrummond would be indignant. Mamma says his own morals are so excellent!
Mandeville.⁠Is he an invalid?
Julia.⁠Certainly not. Why do you ask?
Mandeville.⁠Whenever I hear of a charming husband I always think that he must be an invalid. But as for morals, there can be no harm in taking Cyril to a dress rehearsal. ”

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by John Oliver Hobbes and George Moore, The Yellow Book (1894)

“ A woman must have an adviser. Arthur was my late husband's friend, and he is my future husband's friend. Surely that should be enough to satisfy the most exacting.
Lady Dol.⁠But why marry at all? why not remain as you are?
Mrs. de Trappe.⁠How unreasonable you are, Edith! How often have you urged me to marry Mr. Banish, and now that it is all arranged and Arthur is satisfied, you begin to object.
Lady Dol.⁠I thought that you liked Mr. Banish better.
Mrs. de Trappe.⁠Better than Arthur? No, I am not so unkind as that, nor would James wish it. I am marrying because I am poor. ”

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by John Oliver Hobbes and George Moore, The Yellow Book (1894)

“ Banish, the banker, I am hoping she will live in his house at Hampstead, and think a little more about her immortal soul.
Soame.⁠Does Cyril seem at all interested in Miss Julia?
Lady Dol.⁠Cyril has great elegance of mind, and is not very strong in the expression of his feelings one way or the other. But I may say that a deep attachment exists between them.
Soame.⁠A man must have sound wisdom before he can appreciate innocence. But I have no desire to be discouraging, and I hope I may soon have the pleasure of congratulating you all on the wedding. ”

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by John Oliver Hobbes and George Moore, The Yellow Book (1894)

“ Lord Dol.⁠I know all I wish to know about women, but men puzzle me extremely. So I have sent for you. I want your advice. It is Cyril who is the cause of my uneasiness. I am afraid that he is not happy.
Soame.⁠Cyril not happy? What is he unhappy about? You have never refused him anything?
Lord Dol.⁠Never! No man has had a kinder father! When he is unreasonable I merely say "You are a fool, but please your self!" No man has had a kinder father!
Soame.⁠Does he complain?
Lord Dol.⁠He has hinted that his home is uncongenial yet we have an excellent cook! ”

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by John Oliver Hobbes and George Moore, The Yellow Book (1894)

“ Lady Dol.⁠I could wish that all young girls were as modest.
Mrs. de Trappe.⁠Oh, I daresay Julia has all the qualities we like to see in some other woman's daughter. But if you were her mother and had to find her a husband, you would regard her virtues in another light. Fortunately she has eight thousand a year, so she may be able to find somebody. Still, even money does not tempt men as it once did. A girl must have an extraordinary charm. She is so jealous of me. I cannot keep her out of the drawing-room when I have got callers, especially when Mr. Mandeville is there. ”

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by John Oliver Hobbes and George Moore, The Yellow Book (1894)

“ Where are Arthur and James? We have not a moment to lose. We are going to choose wedding presents. James is going to choose Arthur's and Arthur is going to choose James's, so there can be no jealousy. It was I who thought of that way out of the difficulty. One does one's best to be nice to them, and then something happens and upsets all one's plans. Where is Cyril?
Lady Dol.⁠I am afraid Cyril is not at home.
Mrs. de Trappe.⁠Then I shall not see him. Tell him I am angry, and give my love to Julia. I hope she does not disturb you when you are in the drawing-room and have visitors. ”

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by John Oliver Hobbes and George Moore, The Yellow Book (1894)

“ We all have our moments, I own, yet—well, perhaps Cyril has inherited the tastes which I possessed at his age, but lacked the courage to obey.
Soame.⁠And so you wish me to advise you how to deal with him! Is he in love? I have constantly observed that when young men find their homes unsympathetic, it is because some particular lady does not form a member of the household. It is usually a lady, too, who would not be considered a convenient addition to any mother's visiting-list!
Lord Dol.⁠Lady Doldrummond has taught him that women are the scourges of creation. ”

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by John Oliver Hobbes and George Moore, The Yellow Book (1894)

“ Lady Dol.⁠I am shocked to see you so despondent. Surely you anticipate every happiness with Mr. Banish?
Mrs. de Trappe.⁠Oh, yes. He has money, and Arthur thinks him a very worthy sort of person. He is a little dull, but then middle-class people are always so gross in their air when they attempt to be lively or amusing; so long as they are grave I can bear them well enough, but I know of nothing so unpleasant as the sight of a banker laughing. As Arthur says, City men and butlers should always be serious. ”

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by John Oliver Hobbes and George Moore, The Yellow Book (1894)

“ Lady Dol.⁠I quite agree with you, and I trust you will convince Herbert that women understand young men far better than their fathers ever could. I have found the very wife for Cyril, and I hope I may soon have the pleasure of welcoming her as a daughter.
Soame.⁠A wife! Good heavens! I was suggesting that the boy had more liberty. Marriage is the prison of all emotions, and I should be very sorry to ask any young girl to be a man's gaol-keeper. ”

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by John Oliver Hobbes and George Moore, The Yellow Book (1894)

“ Lady Dol.⁠The presence of a third person has the strangest effect on Herbert's moral vision. As I have trained my son with a care and tenderness rarely bestowed nowadays even on a girl, I think I may show some resentment when I am asked to believe him a being with the instincts of a ruffian and the philosophy of a middle-aged bachelor. ”

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by John Oliver Hobbes and George Moore, The Yellow Book (1894)

“ Good-bye.
Lord Dol.⁠What! Must you go?
Soame.⁠Yes. But⁠ [aside to Lord Dol.] ⁠I shall bear in mind what you say. I will do my best. I have an engagement in town to-night.⁠ [Chuckles.] ⁠An amusing one. ”

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by John Oliver Hobbes and George Moore, The Yellow Book (1894)

“ Cyril and this person who sings? What could my boy and Mr. Mandeville have in common?
Mrs. de Trappe.⁠They both appear to admire Sarah Sparrow very much. And I cannot find what men see in her. She is not tall and her figure is most innocent; you would say she was still in pinafores. As for her prettiness, I admit she has fine eyes, but of course she blackens them. I think the great attraction is her atrocious temper. One never knows whom she will stab next. ”

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by John Oliver Hobbes and George Moore, The Yellow Book (1894)

“ I hear that she allows him nothing stronger than ginger ale and lemon; that she selects his friends, makes his engagements, and superintends his amusements? Should he marry, I am told she will even undertake the office of best man! ”

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by John Oliver Hobbes and George Moore, The Yellow Book (1894)

“ You have just the exquisite charm, the grace, the majesty of bearing which, in the opinion of those who have never been to Court, is the peculiar distinction of women accustomed to the highest society.
Julia.⁠Oh, I should like to be an actress!
Mandeville.⁠No! no! I spoke selfishly—if you only acted with me, it would be different; but—but I could not bear to see another man making love to you—another man holding your hand and singing into your eyes—and—and⸻ Oh, this is madness. You must not listen to me. ”

by John Oliver Hobbes and George Moore

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