The Street Called Straight; a Novel
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Though he was not wholly successful in finding them, he managed, nevertheless, to justify himself for falling in love in violation of his prin- ciples. He admitted that he would have preferred to marry a compatriot of his own, and some one above the rank of a solicitor's daughter; but, since he had discovered the loveliest and noblest creature in the world, it was idle to cavil because one land or one situation in life rather than another had produced her. As well complain of the rubies and pea...rls that deck the English crown because some were found in Tibetan mountains and others in Indian seas. There are treasures, he argued, so precious as to transcend all merely national limitations, making them petty and irrelevant. The one thing to the point was that in Olivia Guion he had won the human counterpart of himself, who could reflect his qualities and com- plete them.
He had been so proud that the blow on receiving OHvia's letter in New York was a cruel one. Though it told him nothing but that her father had lost all 205 THE STREET CALLED STRAIGHT his money and that the invitations to the wedding had been withdrawn, this in itself was immeasurably distressing to a man with a taste for calling public attention to his movements and who liked to see what concerned him march with a certain pomp.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Though he was not wholly successful in finding them, he managed, nevertheless, to justify himself for falling in love in violation of his prin- ciples. He admitted that he would have preferred to marry a compatriot of his own, and some one above the rank of a solicitor's daughter; but, since he had discovered the loveliest and noblest creature in the world, it was idle to cavil because one land or one situation in life rather than another had produced her. As well complain of the rubies and pea...rls that deck the English crown because some were found in Tibetan mountains and others in Indian seas. There are treasures, he argued, so precious as to transcend all merely national limitations, making them petty and irrelevant. The one thing to the point was that in Olivia Guion he had won the human counterpart of himself, who could reflect his qualities and com- plete them.
He had been so proud that the blow on receiving OHvia's letter in New York was a cruel one. Though it told him nothing but that her father had lost all 205 THE STREET CALLED STRAIGHT his money and that the invitations to the wedding had been withdrawn, this in itself was immeasurably distressing to a man with a taste for calling public attention to his movements and who liked to see what concerned him march with a certain pomp.
What to read after The Street Called Straight; a Novel?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by King Basil to read onlineMoreLess
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