\'Don\'tthinkIwaseveryourrival。IwouldnomorehaveproposedtoMarythanIwouldhavemarriedoneofheraunts。Shewassosureofherself，sohappyinhersingle-heartednessthatsheterrifiedme。Mytypeofmanisnotmeantformarriage，forwomenmustbeinthecentreoflife，andwemustalwaysbestandingasideandlookingon。Itisadamnablethingtobeleft-handed。\'
\'Thetroubleaboutyou，mydearchap，\'Isaid，\'isthatyou\'retoohardtoplease。\'
\'That\'sonewayofputtingit。Ishouldputitmoreharshly。IhatemorethanIlove。Allwehumanitariansandpacifistshavehatredasourmainspring。Odd，isn\'tit，forpeoplewhopreachbrotherlylove？Butit\'sthetruth。We\'refullofhatetowardseverythingthatdoesn\'tsquareinwithourideas，everythingthatjarsonourlady-
likenerves。Fellowslikeyouaresoinlovewiththeircausethatthey\'venotimeorinclinationtodetestwhatthwartsthem。We\'venocause-onlynegatives，andthatmeanshatred，andself-torture，andabeastlyjaundiceofsoul。\'
ThenIknewthatWake\'sfaultwasnotspiritualpride，asIhaddiagnoseditatBiggleswick。Themanwasabasedwithhumility。