The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-23
A P1atonic
Viewpoint.
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1T 'depenus, salQ l. upon Tue pVl''
Of view"
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l call yourself q platonist! call myaeii
ANYTHING that gives a chance OF unlim-
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ltea DISCUSSION wiz siNHs' -.
Quite 50. AS platonist .hole ssis'
falling IN love Is undesirable. The UNI
deslrob,e "a moi necessarily absurd"
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THE absurd is necessarily undeslr-
able"
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VIVA 70 90 VIZ IN . tS 4 re- SSo
She was So erlphatic tnAt ! Ane" Sll
was eouptluI' .,,.,.. ,,.s.,,, n, 4 4
tne saIle quS.lIss mnISn, 90, 5a,S q.
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point OF view Wou1 9 sHcuss an la,, l-E ,,;tN
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YOU. a., .,..4 20,
How dare you SPEAK ~ ~, t1i'L Msy' :
sne 9einAn1eu' hollS. VI S N.it, :
shoulant allow any ou ~! 70 ~ ISL SUI =. !
thing; but. 4 any 81, one DID, don't see
why ne shoulo Oe S S'll!s n .tI Isn
Ssither 40 !. anaSS Iu ISL, tSo,,sr !,
0t course ne WouIa Ie ysIy Z, 1g \
s.aetIys SnS toseu NJ nsa .h0
r. Mamma WI! " % ,e,l i w, hn us
announced. lo[ttly. so. perhaps. i yS@
can md sometnlRs 70 al lil. yO .lLt.
Sns gathereu up ner WoOis anu 1I tTSe' !, =
Don't 80 loF minute molly
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= am gong TINS instant sne SAT
down again. ~,
what ] meant eTplalnee, VIZ
that' although ne woulu Oe lOONsn tEU ~
our standpolnt NOT 10 eHoTaCe Ine oP-
portunitles OF the higher platonic
friendship which we nave touho 50 de-
lighttul---
Have Veg sne OBSERVER win great
dledain:
Yet ne would ne human; ratner than
absurd, IN failing victim 10 your
charms. speaking with the OrotheTIy
frankness allowed by our compact tney
are 50 considerable
Flattery IS forgiven ny tne ,t S90snpact,
she said, In modlted tone VI course
know you don't mean It.
But do' You nave way OF looking
at fellow.
Il haven't"
Which might easily disturb sus-
ceptiblc mind"
You silly fellow!
"A way" repeated, teelingly winch
IS very trying, even 10 so pronounced
plutonist as l."
Il sometimes think" she murmured
thoughttully, "that your platonlc views
are not so pronounced as you PROCESS.
Surely my practice confirms my the
ory?" inquired. with establishment.
Last night, when You put US IN inc
hansom- Sho paused. doubttully'
raised my hands in protest.
"A casual and extremely slight devi;
alton from the platonic Standpoint.
Her mother was with her: may have
squeezed your hand little. but what OF
that? Why. you returned"
| II didn't" II was absurd OF you.
Again, you might refer to the night
we walked home from Hamilton's."
Il am not likely to refer TO that"
But ] wish to be clear from any FISK
OF misconceptions: Insisted, loftily,
1T is true that kissed you, but-
II was exceedingly cross" She
wasn't
That, again, was merely relapse
into the-er-human point OF view; for
which was not responsible"
I'm sure l wasn't,
Excuse me! You twisted a wrap
round your shoulders so that you look
cd--wcii. IL l were speaking from an or
binary point Of view-I should say be-
~ don't want to talk about It,"
You have such big. deep eyes,
my appearance has nothing TO do
with the matter"
ut has a great deal to do with it
from some points Of View"
you have no business to take such
points OF view. We agreed not to be
foolishI"
You make It impossible for me to
keep the agreement" ! groaned. 1T
YOU really wanted me to"
"Of course do" She doesn't.
You would make yourself look as un-
attractive as possible"
mo woman would do that" She
spoke with intense conviction.
Then you must not blame me for any
weakness called forth by woman's nat
ural vanity and perversIty. From my
point OF view"
your point OF view is absolutely RI
diculous," she declared, waving her
hand as II she were sweeping folly into
space. Every woman tries to make
herself look nIce-cyery woman syou
know, You don't, therefore. consider
yourself at liberty to gO-and-and-"
kiss herr"
"Well, suppose you dont?" as
sumed guilty smile, which seemed to
annoy her.
''Why don't you answer me?" she de-
mandeI stamping her foot, She wears
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