"Why--yes."
She shook her head. "Men have changed. Nowadays they are all
selfish and sordid. But--I shouldn't generalize, for I'm a
notorious man-hater, you know."
"It seems to me that women are just as selfish as men--perhaps
more so--in all but little things."
"Our definitions of 'little things' may differ. What do you call a
big thing?"
"Love! That's the biggest thing in the world," Law responded,
promptly.
"It seems to be so considered. So you think women are selfish in
love?" He nodded, whereupon she eyed him speculatively. "Let us
see. You are a man--how far would you go for the woman you loved?"
"The limit!"
Mrs. Austin frowned at this light-seeming answer. "I suppose you
mean that you would make any sacrifice?"
"Yes; that's it."
"Would you give up the woman herself, if you considered it your
duty?"
"No. There couldn't be any duty higher than love--to my way of
thinking. But you shouldn't take me as a specimen. I'm not a good
representative of my sex."
"I think you are a very good one," Alaire said, quietly, and Dave
realized that no flattery was intended. Although he was willing to
talk further on this subject, Mrs.
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