Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXI, No. 2, August 1842

Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXI, No. 2, August 1842

You have told me, Mr. Hunter, at least a dozen times, you would reveal to me the secret of your bachelorism; now we have no visiters, and no prospect of any; the quiet patter of the rain has tempted you to cigar and slippers; and that dim burning of the coal in the grate, the drowsy fire of June, just enough to dispel the damp, and not enough to rouse one uneasy nerve, is of itself a pledge for a long, tranquil evening. And yetby no means, my dear sir, dont toss aside your cigar, and as to sighing, it is out of the questionyou are too stout for sentiment, have a well-to-do air, a sort of tell-tale good-dinner aspect, that dont accord well with the sentimental. Mr. Hunter drew from his bosom a small miniature, the portraits of two sisters, the one a girl of seventeen, the other a child of seven or eighta bud and a blossom of female loveliness. Even I forgot the well-to-do air, and found myself unconsciously sympathizing as his smooth, unmarked face settled into an expression of melancholy. To be sure it was unnatural, and, just as it was about to reassume its habitual look of easy content, and the cigar was quietly restored to the lips, he caught a glimpse of my eyes, and they might have looked mischievous, for he flung the cigar aside, and declared he would never, no never, satisfy my curiosity. Women were all alike heartless, untruthful, and full of whim. A man never knew where to find themone thing to-day, another to-morrow. A book that is all prefacethe reader never gets beyond the first page. No wonder married men are lean and cadaverous. That same lean Cassius must have been a married man. Othellos occupation was done when he became a married man. Witness the spleen of Iagoit is that of a married man. Macbeth was a married murdererit makes me desperate ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 67975
Author: Various
Release Date: May 2, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: George R. Graham
Publication Date: 1842
Publisher Country: United States

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Editor: Graham, George R., 1813-1894 , Griswold, Rufus W. (Rufus Wilmot), 1815-1857