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Never fear but that one woman will urge your suit with another (unless, of course, that other is a rival); for
Match-making is one of the most fascinating of feminine avocations.
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When a woman allows it to be understood that she considers herself irresistible to the other sex, she draws upon herself the odium of her own. By the other sex, however, such a woman is very differently regarded. Indeed,
Men regard the avowed coquette not at all with malice, but with a very opposite feeling, of which perhaps amusement, admiration, and a certain amicable defiance are the chief ingredients.
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It is only mountains that are volcanic or are snow-capped; the plains know nothing of extremes of frigidity or fire.
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To the woman whom he has ceased to love, the man is sometimes unconsciously cruel.