Felt on the whole an interest intense,—
Partly perhaps because a fresh sensation,
Or that he had an air of innocence,
Which is for Innocence a sad temptation,—
As Women hate half measures, on the whole,[NS]
She 'gan to ponder how to save his soul.
XXIX.
She had a good opinion of Advice,
Like all who give and eke receive it gratis,
For which small thanks are still the market price,