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The women who perturb men most are those who combine too effectively adorableness with desirableness.
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As in nature, so in humanity, flight on the part of the lady is not always symbol of unwillingness of pursuit. On the other hand
Feminine audacity by no means betokens feminine immodesty.
Feminine obduracy is invincible by man. Luckily, it is rare.
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Men call women variable: did she not vary, men would tire. This, women instinctively know.
Women rightly dislike and disgust variability in men. For
Women like best to be liked: to lead gives them but paltry and temporary pleasure. (Though this they do not always instinctively know; or, if they do, they conceal their knowledge.) And