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The Journal of a Disappointed Man
·
W. N. P. Barbellion
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At
supper,
a
story
was
told
of
a
man
who
knocked
at
the
door
of
his
lady's
heart
four
times
and
at
last
was
admitted.
I
remarked
that
the
last
part
of
the
romance
was
weak.
She
disagreed.
H----
exclaimed,
"Oh!
but
this
man
has
no
sentiment
at
all!"
"So
much
the
worse
for
him,"
chimed
in
the
others.
"He
was
66
years
of
age,"
added
Mrs.----.
"Too
old,"
said
P.
"What
do
you
think
the
best
age
for
a
man
to
marry?"
H.:
"Thirty
for
a
man,
twenty-five
for
a
woman."
She:
"That's
right:
it
still
gives
me
a
little
time."
P.:
"What
do
you
think?"
(to
me).
I
replied
sardonically,--
"A
young
man
may
not
yet
and
an
old
man
not
at
all."
"That's
right,
old
wet
blanket,"
chirruped
P----.
"You
know,"
I
continued,
delighted
to
seize
the
opportunity
to
assume
the
role
of
youthful
cynic,
"Cupid
and
Death
once
met
at
an
Inn
and
exchanged
arrows,
since
when
young
men
have
died
and
old
men
have
doted."
H----
was
charming
enough
to
opine
that
it
was
impossible
to
fix
a
time
for
love.
Love
simply
came.
We
warned
him
to
be
careful
on
the
boat
going
out.
"Yes,
I
know,"
said
H----
(who
is
in
love
with
P----).
"My
brother
had
a
dose
of
moonlight
on
board
a
boat
when
he
sailed
and
he's
been
happy
ever
since."
P.:
"How
romantic!"
H.:
"A
great
passion!"
"The
only
difference,"
I
interjected
in
a
sombre
monotone,
"between
a
passion
and
a
caprice
is
that
the
caprice
lasts
a
little
longer."
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