A NEW FUR COAT.
love. No alien lures for Jack, who will pursue the straight course in love as ho has pursued it in his profession. He is the very man for our sentimental Daphne. Daphne is a brilliant creature but she is no valorous careerist. Her egoism is not of the Rock of Gibraltar type. It is essentially feminine : an egoism that wants constant petting. Daphne would be miserable if she didn t matter tremendously to someone. Preferably a husband.” •' Have, you bothered to discover,” I interposed meekly, ‘‘whether Daphne happens to care for Jack?” “She says the love is on his side. But then. Daphne would. . . . That’s a natural aspect of her feminine egoism. She doesn't realise liow dependent she is on ail audience ; and Jack will be the unwearying and unwearied audience par excellence. Besides, it is always
when I see her. And believe me. she’s a most rare bird. That is why jm matchmaking manoeuvres give m© nc conscious qualms ! Normal woman would face anything rather than soli tude : the tragedy of being unwanted.’
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17182, 27 October 1923, Page 9 (Supplement)
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178A NEW FUR COAT. Star (Christchurch), Issue 17182, 27 October 1923, Page 9 (Supplement)
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