The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-02

opens on the idyllic love OF gorge" and
LULA before the serpent has entered
Eden. Then, when cousin Bazilio" APP
pears, after Jorge goes on journey, how
maryelously the author describes the differ
ent phases OF feeling through which the
young wife passes; the first dawnings of
grattied vanity, the plausible excuses, the
specious self-reasoning, and gradual yielding
to the seductiveness of the tempter, until at
last she awakes to the appalling horror of
her sin, and realizes in the anguish of her
rcmorse the depths of her delirious degrade
ton. In all this Queiros shows wonder
ful keenness OF analysis, particularly when
he portrays the brutal sel6shness and in
gratitude OF Bazilio, who grows tired of
the episode, and, when the emergency comes,
despite Luiza's fearful entreaties to take
her away rather than remain and risk the
dreadful anger Of her husband, coolly and
cowardly takes himself of, leaving his de-
spairing victim at the mercy Of vindictive
servants cruelty. Juliana the name Of the
latter who Is fiend in human form, steals
compromising letters from Luizas drawer,
and In them holds a metaphorcal Damo-
cless sword over her mistress head. Be-
tween the cravings Of conscience and her
fear Of Juliana poor Lula suffers terrible
expiration, ending only with her pitiful
death. Jorge is loyal, generous character,
and there Is no doubt that he would have
forgiven his adored but erring wife had
the elimination of the plot put him to
that severe test-severe for man OF his
blood and temperament II is one of the
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problem never yet solved that, while
Lula is revcling in the intoxication of
her aifaire with Bazilio, she is heart and
soul in love with her husband, and, had the
alternative been forced upon her,
even at the very hight of her ardor
for her lover, she would, we believe,
unhesitatingly have chosen her own
noble Jorge" There is perhaps no better
explanation for this incompfehensible mys-
terry Of a woman's heart than that to be
found in the philosophy of Michelets great
work Glamour" The ethical purpose"
Dragons Teeth" Is well worked out and
plain TO be seen. Tho sorrow the reader
feels for the SHINING wife should not render
him unmindful of the deceived husband.
But for Bazilio's long delayed letter to Lula
which fell into Jorge hands he would prob
ably never have suspected the hideous truth.
As IL was, after Julianas sudden death. fol-
lowed not long after by that OF Lula, Jorge
could only infer what no one else knew now
but Bazilio that his Lula had left him bit
ter legacy. All the characters are excellent
portraitures. With the persuasveness Of
lnuguor pcrvading the book, and the delicate
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